- Date
- July 14, 1968
- Place
- Brooksville, FL · BROOKSVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6592BMooney M20A
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109238
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2448 68/7/14 BROOKSVILLE,FLA MOONEY M20A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1178 TIME - 0920 N6592B PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKSVILLE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO REMOVE AERO CHART FROM FLOOR.CHART PREVENTED GR HANDLE FROM ENGAGING UP LATCH LOCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6592B
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brooksville
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