MIA66A0093

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Alamance, NC · February 20, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 20, 1966
Place
Alamance, NC · ALAMANCE, NC
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5967QMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report July 26, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174113

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0112  66/2/20    ALAMANCE NC         MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 577
        TIME - 1610                    N5967Q              PX-  2  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 248 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N5967Q
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Burlington Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.