- Date
- January 21, 1972
- Place
- Wilmington, NC · WILMINGTON, NC
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N74704Mooney M20B
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165211
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0332 72/1/21 WILMINGTON,NC MOONEY M20B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1601 N74704 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 25, 769 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW HANOVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILMINGTON,NC ALLENTOWN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT NOT AWARE OF ARRESTING GR ACRS RWY.TKOF,OVR-ROTATED DUE GR,TAIL HIT RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74704
- Reported as
- Mooney M20B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Hanover
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