- Date
- July 29, 1969
- Place
- Winter Haven, FL · WINTER HAVEN, FL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6640UMooney M20D
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164270
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2472 69/7/29 WINTER HAVEN,FLA MOONEY M20D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, UNK/NR TIME - 2048 N6640U PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILBERT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINTER HAVEN,FLA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .107 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6640U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gilbert
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