- Date
- June 2, 1972
- Place
- Orange, VA · ORANGE, VA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5552QMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167785
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3437 72/6/2 ORANGE,VA MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 435 TIME - 1810 N5552Q PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 218 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,DC ORANGE,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- AS ACFT T/D PLT HEARD LOUD NOISE,REACTED BY ADDING PWR.ACFT VEERED L HIT SNOW FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5552Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Orange County
N5552QRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2013 · Mooney M20EAirframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&C
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