MIA66S0003

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Georgetwn, Burkina Faso · December 26, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 26, 1965
Place
Georgetwn, Burkina Faso · GEORGETWN, Bahamas
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5857QMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report February 25, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174738

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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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6-0066  65/12/26   GEORGETWN BAHAMAS   MOONEY M20E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 331
        TIME - 2215                    N5857Q              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB

Aircraft

Registration
N5857Q
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Georgetown

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.