- Date
- July 28, 1970
- Place
- Martelle, IA · MARTELLE, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1299XMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110150
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3148 70/7/28 MARTELLE,IOWA MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 530 TIME - 1250 N1299X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LERCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARTELLE,IOWA CHICAGO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- HIT CORN STALKS BESIDE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1299X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lerch
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