- Date
- June 16, 1968
- Place
- Jefferson, OR · JEFFERSON, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3487XMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118634
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3478 68/6/16 JEFFERSON,OREG MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 270 TIME - 1630 N3487X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 267 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRANDT STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT SAID RAN OVER GOPHER MOUND ON SIDE OF HIS RANCH STRIP,WING WENT INTO TALL GRASS,HIT FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3487X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brandt Strip
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