- Date
- October 24, 1966
- Place
- Dexter, KS · DEXTER, KS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5543QMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120376
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3741 66/10/24 NR.DEXTER,KANS MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 178 TIME - 1120 N5543Q PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- UNABLE TO CLEAR WIRES,FLEW UNDER THEM.WINGTIP STRUCK TELEPHONE POLE.LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5543Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5543QRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2022 · Mooney M20CAirframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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