- Date
- December 31, 1968
- Place
- Mexico City, Mexico · MEXICO CITY, Mexico
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6544BMooney M20A
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191443
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0080 68/12/31 MEXICO CITY,MEX MOONEY M20A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 700 TIME - 1440 N6544B PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEXICO CITY INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEXICO CITY,MEX BROWNSVILLE,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 3500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND HAZE CALM TEMPERATURE-F TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 68 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DENSITY ALT ABOUT 9600 FT. ACFT OVER T/O GROSS WT 144 LBS. INVESTIGATED/REPORTED BY MEXICAN GOVT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6544B
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mexico City Intl
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