UNK65X0301

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Birmingham, MI · October 16, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 16, 1964
Place
Birmingham, MI · BIRMINGHAM, MI
Injuries
2 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6542UMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report November 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
186008

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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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2-0567  64/10/16   BIRMINGHAM MICH     MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 150
        TIME - 1600                    N6542U              PX-  0  1  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N6542U
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Berz

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.