SEA69F0074

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20F · Bernard, ID · August 2, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 2, 1968
Place
Bernard, ID · BERNARD, ID
Injuries
2 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6340QMooney M20F
Status
Completed · report December 11, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108530

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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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3-3451   68/8/2    BERNARD,ID          MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1200
        TIME - 0640                    N6340Q              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERNARD LDG FLD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- WHEN ACFT BEGAN TO BUFFET AND SETTLE DURG TURN PLT HELD ELEVATOR CTL FULL BACK UNTIL GRND IMPACT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6340Q
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bernard Ldg Fld

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.