OAK70A0016

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Las Vegas, NV · August 30, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 30, 1969
Place
Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2636WMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report April 20, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154362

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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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3-3678  69/8/30    LAS VEGAS,NEV       MOONEY M20C         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 300
        TIME - 1410                    N2636W              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD IN FLT ON A WESTERLY HEADING APRX 500FT ABV TRRN.

Aircraft

Registration
N2636W
Reported as
Mooney M20C
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.