Accident Mooney M20E N1267X,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 10368
 
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Date:Saturday 21 March 1964
Time:11:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic M20P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mooney M20E
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N1267X
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Bert Mooney Airport, 3 miles SE of Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Bert Mooney Airport, Butte, MT (BTM/KBTM)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mooney M20E N1267X: Written off (destroyed) March 21 1964 when flew into the ground while performing aerobatics over Bert Mooney Airport, 3 miles SE of Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana,. Both persons on board were killed. Per the NTSB Report: "PILOT IN COMMAND - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING - MISJUDGED DISTANCE, SPEED, ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE"

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: UNK64X1009
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 10 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Report: https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/brief.aspx?ev_id=81656&key=0
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Mooney_Airport

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
11-Jun-2022 21:24 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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