UNK64X0969

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20 · Houma, LA · March 18, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 18, 1964
Place
Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6712UMooney M20
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185106

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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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3-0664  64/3/18    HOUMA LA            MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 140
        TIME - 1030                    N6712U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUMA MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N6712U
Reported as
Mooney M20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Houma Municipal

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.