MKC69D0384

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Rosemount, MN · March 5, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 5, 1969
Place
Rosemount, MN · ROSEMOUNT, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9747MMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report May 28, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190948

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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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3-0599   69/3/5    ROSEMOUNT,MINN      MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 134
        TIME - 1345                    N9747M              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N9747M
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Southport

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.