- Date
- April 4, 1970
- Place
- Forbes, ND · FORBES, ND
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3640NMooney M20G
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128301
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1593 70/4/4 FORBES,N DAK MOONEY M20G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 114 TIME - 1620 N3640N PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BISMARCK,N DAK FORBES,N DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREMATURE FLAP RETRACTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PWR LINE ACROSS ROAD.FLEW UNDER WIRES,RETRACTED FLAPS,ACFT SETTLED TO GRND NOSE HI ATTITUDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3640N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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