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NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M10 · Wayne, NE · December 3, 1977

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 3, 1977
Place
Wayne, NE · WAYNE, NE
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9548VMooney M10
Status
Completed · report December 28, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771203036229A
Case key
144378

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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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3-3470   77/12/3   WAYNE,NE            MOONEY M10          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 141
        TIME - 1405                    N9548V              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYNE,NE                    LYONS,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N9548V
Reported as
Mooney M10
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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