- Date
- July 3, 1969
- Place
- Helena, MT · HELENA, MT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9054VMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166352
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3105 69/7/3 NR.HELENA,MONT MOONEY M20E CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0651 N9054V PX- 2 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE AGE 27, 595 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 88 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREAT FALLS,MONT UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 9200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 225 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ATTEMPTED FLT UPSLOPE OF MNTN RIDGE AT LOW ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9054V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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