SEA66D0201

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20B · Featherville, ID · December 28, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 28, 1965
Place
Featherville, ID · FEATHERVILLE, ID
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N74741Mooney M20B
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174359

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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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3-3856  65/12/28   FEATHERVILLE ID     MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1200
        TIME - 1530                    N74741              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FEATHERVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SNOW ON RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N74741
Reported as
Mooney M20B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Featherville

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