- Date
- September 25, 1969
- Place
- Williston, ND · WILLISTON, ND
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6763UMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159652
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2804 69/9/25 WILLISTON,N.DAK MOONEY M20E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 138 TIME - 0024 N6763U PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SLOULIN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLISTON,N.DAK WILLISTON,N.DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 9/27/69.PLT STATED FLT PURPOSE WAS TO FLY UNDER A MISSOURI RIVER BRIDGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6763U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sloulin Field
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