MKC67A0028

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Spring Hill, KS · October 13, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 13, 1966
Place
Spring Hill, KS · SPRING HILL, KS
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7113UMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report April 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121521

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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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2-0829  66/10/13 NR.SPRING HILL KANS   MOONEY M20E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1876
        TIME - 1620                    N7113U              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1109 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N7113U
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.