MKC66F0297

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20B · Mission, SD · October 15, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 15, 1965
Place
Mission, SD · MISSION, SD
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N74747Mooney M20B
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175381

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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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3-3579  65/10/15   MISSION S DAK       MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1000
        TIME - 1500                    N74747              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MISSION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY SIDE MARKER IN CROSSWIND OF 25 KNOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N74747
Reported as
Mooney M20B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mission

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.