- Date
- February 8, 1965
- Place
- Montoursville, PA · MONTOURSVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N74538Mooney M21
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180741
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0227 65/2/8 MONTOURSVILLE PA MOONEY M21 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1193 TIME - 1445 N74538 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74538
- Reported as
- Mooney M21
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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