- Date
- November 9, 1975
- Place
- Johnstown, NY · JOHNSTOWN, NY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2978LMooney M20F
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751109035729A
- Case key
- 151794
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3512 75/11/9 JOHNSTOWN,NY MOONEY M20F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1298 TIME - 1230 N2978L PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 206 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARTFORD,CT JOHNSTOWN,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND REMARKS- PLT THOUGHT GREASE SPOTS ON RWY WERE POT HOLES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2978L
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fullo
FAA reports on this event · 1
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