- Date
- December 25, 1965
- Place
- Newbern, AL · NEWBERN, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4190Mooney M-18C
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175017
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1034 65/12/25 NEWBERN ALA MOONEY M-18C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 840 TIME - 1430 N4190 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS WINGS-SPAR BOND AND WOOD DETERIORATED TO LOW YIELD PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- WING SPAR GLUE BOND SEPARATD WOOD WATER ROTTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4190
- Reported as
- Mooney M-18C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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