- Date
- April 17, 1981
- Place
- Conway, SC · CONWAY, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9661VMooney M-20F
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125530
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1229 81/4/17 CONWAY,SC MOONEY M-20F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2000 TIME - 1450 N9661V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CONWAY-HORRY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FRANKLIN,VA BAHAMAS,BWI FT PIERCE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- PLT & PAX HAD HEADACHES & NAUSEA ON PRIOR FLT.MUFFLER CRACKED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR,OIL LNS IGNITED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9661V
- Reported as
- Mooney M-20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Conway-Horry