- Date
- August 9, 1969
- Place
- Ogema, MN · OGEMA, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6683RMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165186
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2716 69/8/9 NR.OGEMA,MINN MOONEY M20E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 415 TIME - 1400 N6683R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRMOUNT,N DAK DETROIT LAKES,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED JUST ABOVE TREES IN LEVEL FLT AT HIGH SPEED.HAD LTL SLEEP,WAS HARVESTING PRIOR FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6683R
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6683RRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 1971 · Mooney M20EAirframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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