MKC68A0036

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Davenport, IA · December 3, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 3, 1967
Place
Davenport, IA · DAVENPORT, IA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5940QMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report June 26, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113655

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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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2-1143   67/12/3 NR.DAVENPORT,IOWA     MOONEY M20C         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 42, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1114                    N5940Q              PX-  1  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER SPIN FROM STEEP LEFT TURN.

Aircraft

Registration
N5940Q
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed