# NTSB MIA70D0217: Mooney M20F, N2984L, Altoona, AL, October 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1969
- Place: Altoona, AL · ALTOONA, AL
- Location: 34.0400° N, 86.3052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altoona, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0400&lon=-86.3052&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0217
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0217

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4158   69/10/7   ALTOONA,ALA         MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 285
        TIME - 1740                    N2984L              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STARKVILLE,MISS             ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT OVERFLEW SUITABLE AFLDS AT OR ABOVE VFR MINIMUMS. LANDED IN TERRACED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2984L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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