19780111000449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20D · Danby, VT · January 11, 1978

Date
January 11, 1978
Place
Danby, VT
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6850V
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC78FNC09
Reported as
Mooney M20D
Reported engine
Lycoming
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total50 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crankshaft failed,sub-surface ingot piping not found during manufring processes.

As the FAA filed it

CRANKSHAFT FAILED,SUB-SURFACE INGOT PIPING NOT FOUND DURING MANUFRING PROCESSES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.