UNK65X0312

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Antioch, IL · October 17, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 17, 1964
Place
Antioch, IL · ANTIOCH, IL
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6215UMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184169

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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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2-1017  64/10/17   ANTIOCH ILL         MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1525                    N6215U              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY DIVER STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- LEFT SEAT PLTS LOG DID NOT LIST ANY PREVIOUS FLTEXPERIENCE IN THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N6215U
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sky Diver Strip

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.