- Date
- April 11, 1970
- Place
- Gotha, FL · GOTHA, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6453UMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129480
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1809 70/4/11 GOTHA,FLA MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 68 TOTAL TIME - 0800 N6453U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAQUIRE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GOTHA,FLA CROSS CITY,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- OWNRS MAN STATES SET FLAPS 15DEG FOR T/O,NO FLAPS USED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6453U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Maquire Strip
N6453URegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2021 · Mooney M20CAirframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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