- Date
- March 31, 1967
- Place
- Morristown, NJ · MORRISTOWN, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N74710Mooney M20B
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117435
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1051 67/3/31 MORRISTOWN,NJ MOONEY M20B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 267 TIME - 2032 N74710 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISTOWN MUNI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- PLT MAKING TOUCH-AND-GO LNDGS. RT WING STRUCK TREE. PLT LANDED ACFT SAFELY.ACFT ALT SET 0.29IN HI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74710
- Reported as
- Mooney M20B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Morristown Muni
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