- Date
- March 21, 1973
- Place
- Bay Minette, AL · BAY MINETTE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6797UMooney M20-C
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730321006369A
- Case key
- 170426
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0633 73/3/21 BAY MINETTE,ALA MOONEY M20-C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 379 TIME - 1830 N6797U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 372 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY MINETTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA BAY MINETTE,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- L TIRE FLAT DRG LDG ROLL,PLT INITIATED GOARND,LOST CTL,HIT DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6797U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bay Minette
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.