MKC70A0030

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M-20F · St Louis, MO · November 27, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 27, 1969
Place
St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6493QMooney M-20F
Status
Completed · report April 14, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
149188

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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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3-3636  69/11/27   ST LOUIS,MO         MOONEY M-20F        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 190
        TIME - 1659                    N6493Q              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT ST LOUIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND GLAIZE,MO             ST LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD TURN R BASE LDG GR DWN.NOSE DROPPED SHARPLEY,ACFT ENTERED L BANK.FLAPS EXTDD TO FULL.

Aircraft

Registration
N6493Q
Reported as
Mooney M-20F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lambert St Louis

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.