- Date
- August 27, 1978
- Place
- Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6914VMooney M20F
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780827032389A
- Case key
- 139877
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3147 78/8/27 FT.LAUDERDALE,FL MOONEY M20F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 543 TIME - 1600 N6914V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 497 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.LAUDERDALE INT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE CITY,FL FT.LAUDERDALE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6914V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ft.Lauderdale Int
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