MKC65D0014

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney 20D · Brookston, MN · January 27, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 27, 1965
Place
Brookston, MN · BROOKSTON, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6793UMooney 20D
Status
Completed · report March 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180152

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0267  65/1/27  NR.BROOKSTON MINN     MOONEY 20D          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 700
        TIME - 0900                    N6793U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 510 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WHEELS-UP LANDING INTENTIONAL.

Aircraft

Registration
N6793U
Reported as
Mooney 20D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.