SEA66F0122

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Red Lodge, MT · September 19, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 19, 1965
Place
Red Lodge, MT · RED LODGE, MT
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5882QMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report November 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175626

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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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3-2798  65/9/19    RED LODGE MONT      MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1451
        TIME - 0930                    N5882Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED LODGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N5882Q
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Red Lodge

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.