- Date
- April 21, 1970
- Place
- Crawford, NE · CRAWFORD, NE
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9276MMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138986
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0078 70/4/21 CRAWFORD,NEBR MOONEY M20C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 360 TIME - 2223 N9276M PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SIOUX CITY,IOWA SCOTTSBLUFF,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: ALTIMETERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT REMARKS- BAROMETRIC ADJUST GEARS NOT IN MESH,ALT HANDS MOVED,SCALE DID NOT.LAST ALT,STATIC SYS CHECK 2/9/68
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9276M
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chadron
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