OAK67A0004

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20B · Antioch, CA · July 9, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 9, 1966
Place
Antioch, CA · ANTIOCH, CA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N74552Mooney M20B
Status
Completed · report February 9, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171123

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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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2-0593   66/7/9    ANTIOCH CALIF       MOONEY M20B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 127
        TIME - 1625                    N74552              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANTIOCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.07 PERCNT.AMOUNT SUFFICIENT CAUSE DIMINUTION OF ATTENTION.

Aircraft

Registration
N74552
Reported as
Mooney M20B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Antioch

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.