- Date
- October 9, 1966
- Place
- W S Springs, MT · W S SPRINGS, MT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N74785Mooney M20B
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120470
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4258 66/10/9 W S SPRINGS MONT MOONEY M20B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 300 TIME - 1200 N74785 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE SULPHUR SPR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74785
- Reported as
- Mooney M20B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- White Sulphur Spr
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