- Date
- March 1, 1972
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6204UMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165345
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0089 72/3/1 PHOENIX,ARIZ MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 128 TIME - 1645 N6204U PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT 18FT HI CACTUS DURG LOW-PASS,NSD INTO GND & TURNED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6204U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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