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Mooney M20D N6917U

11 December 1968 · Roaring Sprgs, Texas, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 11 December 1968 at about 12:15 local time, a Mooney M20D registered N6917U, operated by East-West Flye, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Roaring Sprgs, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Roaring Sprgs, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Buzz
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Mooney M20D
Registration
N6917U
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
East-West Flye
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Amarillo, Tex → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-4917

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 1 3

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

GR COLLAPSED DURING END OF LNDG ROLL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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