NYC70D0140

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M-20 · Marienville, PA · June 22, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1969
Place
Marienville, PA · MARIENVILLE, PA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6986UMooney M-20
Status
Completed · report February 10, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172320

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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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3-2948  69/6/22    MARIENVILLE,PA      MOONEY M-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N6986U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 52, 630 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            70 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UDDSTROM FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,OHIO              MARIENVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N6986U
Reported as
Mooney M-20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Uddstrom Farm

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.