MKC70F0228

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Eden Prarie, MN · September 8, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 8, 1969
Place
Eden Prarie, MN · EDEN PRARIE, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6764NMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report April 30, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
155529

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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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3-3842   69/9/8    EDEN PRARIE,MINN    MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 530
        TIME - 1912                    N6764N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MINNEAPOLIS,MINN            LOCAL                        EDEN PRARIE,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- ACFT IN NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE STRUCK TWO PARKED AUTOS.PLT FLYING IN R SEAT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6764N
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Flying Cloud

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.