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NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M18C · Grants, NM · June 13, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 13, 1964
Place
Grants, NM · GRANTS, NM
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4067Mooney M18C
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183614

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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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2-0414  64/6/13    GRANTS NEW MEXICO   MOONEY M18C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1443                    N4067               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANTS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    6000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N4067
Reported as
Mooney M18C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Grants

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.