- Date
- June 5, 1974
- Place
- Matawan, NJ · MATAWAN, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N78944Mooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740605016249A
- Case key
- 125909
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1184 74/6/5 MATAWAN,NJ MOONEY M20C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 67, 1053 TIME - 1312 N78944 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 452 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALLENTOWN,PA MATAWAN,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- GO-ARND FOLLOWING BOUNCED LNDG.SHARP L TURN OFF DNWND LEG SECOND APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78944
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Preston
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.