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NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · De Beque, CO · January 11, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 11, 1964
Place
De Beque, CO · DE BEQUE, CO
Injuries
3 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1248XMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report December 22, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116258

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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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2-0011  64/1/11    DE BEQUE COLO       MOONEY M20E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 210
        TIME - 1800                    N1248X              PX-  2  1  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR

Aircraft

Registration
N1248X
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.