- Date
- August 25, 1972
- Place
- Stone Mountain, GA · STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3595XMooney M20
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168774
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3977 72/8/25 STONE MOUNTAIN,GA MOONEY M20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 162 TIME - 1830 N3595X PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STONE MOUNTAIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STONE MOUNTAIN,GA JACKSONVILLE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 3500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS NONE 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- SETTLED INTO TREES. OVER MAX GROSS WT ABOUT 90 LBS. TSTM IN AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3595X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stone Mountain
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