MIA68A0102

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20A · Orlando, FL · June 5, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 5, 1968
Place
Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8372EMooney M20A
Status
Completed · report December 20, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109658

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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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3-4835   68/6/5    ORLANDO,FLA         MOONEY M20A         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 400
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8372E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 217 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 6/8/68. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.24 PERCENT.CARB MONOXIDE 52 PCT SATURATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N8372E
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.