- Date
- December 10, 1980
- Place
- New Carrollton, MD · NEW CARROLLTON, MD
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3739HMooney M20J
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801210076649A
- Case key
- 127647
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3651 80/12/10 NEW CARROLLTON,MD MOONEY M20J CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1650 N3739H PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 33, 2000 TOTAL HOURS, 100 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGE PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LAKELAND,FL. JOHANNESBERG,S.AFRIC COLLEGE PARK,MD. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- IFR FLIGHT PLAN CANCELLED.MATERIAL FAILURE NO.2 ROD BEARING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3739H
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- College Park
FAA reports on this event · 1
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