UNK64X3261

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20D · Fort Worth, TX · August 7, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 7, 1964
Place
Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
Injuries
3 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6741UMooney M20D
Status
Completed · report November 10, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182578

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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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2-0495   64/8/7    FORT WORTH TEX      MOONEY M20D         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1820                    N6741U              PX-  0  2  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 45, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSEL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N6741U
Reported as
Mooney M20D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Russel Field

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.