- Date
- September 12, 1971
- Place
- Lacomb, OR · LACOMB, OR
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3431XMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163480
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2075 71/9/12 NR.LACOMB,OREG MOONEY M20C CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 49, 686 TIME - 1330 N3431X PX- 3 0 0 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 274 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEBANON,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- STALLED FROM STEEP CLIMBING TURN. ACFT OVER MAX GROSS WT ABOUT 66 LBS. CG OK. PRACTICE SAR FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3431X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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