MIA67A0106

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20F · Lyon, MS · April 8, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 8, 1967
Place
Lyon, MS · LYON, MS
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2727WMooney M20F
Status
Completed · report September 11, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117817

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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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2-0338   67/4/8    LYON,MISS           MOONEY M20F         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 293
        TIME - 1430                    N2727W              PX-  1  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLETCHER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N2727W
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Fletcher

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.