OAK68A0074

NTSB accident investigation · Mdoney M20A · Indian Sprngs, NV · June 20, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 20, 1968
Place
Indian Sprngs, NV · INDIAN SPRNGS, NV
Injuries
5 fatal, 2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1092BMdoney M20AUSAF6244Republic F-105
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109907

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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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3-2055  68/6/20    INDIAN SPRNGS,NEV   REPUBLIC F-105      CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0816                    USAF6244            PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  5  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED           CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- LANDED SAFELY AT USAF BASE.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2055  68/6/20    INDIAN SPRNGS,NEV   MDONEY M20A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 668
        TIME - 0816                    N1092B              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N1092B
Reported as
Mdoney M20A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

Registration
USAF6244
Reported as
Republic F-105
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Minor damage