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MIA73DKJ48

1973-03-21 · BAY MINETTE, Alabama, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N6797U

Make / Model
MOONEY M20C
Year of manufacture
1963 · 10 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19630605
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A90087

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
MOONEY M20-C · N6797U
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
D
Airport
BAY MINETTE
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
270° / — kt
Temp
65° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000002509
Total time
1,260 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
379
Age
35

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

ST CTL,HIT DITCH.

Investigator remarks

L TIRE FLAT DRG LDG ROLL,PLT INITIATED GOARND,LO

Cause factors

  • 64/C/79 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL Cause
  • 64/B/44 B
    PILOT IN COMMAND SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
  • 70/L/CF L
    AIRFRAME WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
  • 88/L/95 L
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS MATERIAL FAILURE

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 0633. Source file NTSB_1973_3_0633.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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