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Mooney A2-A N5487F

10 August 1968 · Anderson, Indiana, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 10 August 1968 at about 08:15 local time, a Mooney A2-A registered N5487F, operated by RAN Aviation I, was involved in an accident during in flight near Anderson, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 08:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
Anderson
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Mooney A2-A
Registration
N5487F
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
RAN Aviation I
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-4800

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 3 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

APRX 75 LB OVR WT. AFT CG EXCEEDED APRX 1.4 IN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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