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NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Butte, MT · March 21, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 21, 1964
Place
Butte, MT · BUTTE, MT
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1267XMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report February 5, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185011

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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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2-0305  64/3/21    BUTTE MONT          MOONEY M20E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 539
        TIME - 1100                    N1267X              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 452 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N1267X
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.