MKC68F0348

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Doniphan, MO · July 1, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 1, 1967
Place
Doniphan, MO · DONIPHAN, MO
Injuries
3 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N78967Mooney M20C
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115927

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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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2-0814   67/7/1    DONIPHAN,MO         MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 308
        TIME - 1515                    N78967              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N78967
Reported as
Mooney M20C
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.