CHI65F0015

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20A · Versailles, KY · February 3, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 3, 1965
Place
Versailles, KY · VERSAILLES, KY
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1098BMooney M20A
Status
Completed · report May 5, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180511

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0089   65/2/3    VERSAILLES KY       MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 170
        TIME - 1135                    N1098B              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           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- EXTENSIVE DISINTERGRATION OF ENG PRECLUDED IDENTIFYING INITIAL FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N1098B
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.