UNK66X0102

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20 · British Clmba, Canada · October 7, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 7, 1965
Place
British Clmba, Canada · BRITISH CLMBA, Canada
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N855BMooney M20
Status
Completed · report April 28, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175455

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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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6-0079   65/10/7   BRITISH CLMBA CAN   MOONEY M20          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 4000
        TIME - 1712                    N855B               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: VERTICAL STABILIZER,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVRY DATE 7/8/66.INVEST,REPORTED BY CANADIAN GOVT.STRUCT RELATD VERT FIN ATCH,BLO DSIGN STRNGTH

Aircraft

Registration
N855B
Reported as
Mooney M20
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.