# NTSB CHI67F0154: Mooney M20D, N6918U, Kingsley, MI, July 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1966
- Place: Kingsley, MI · KINGSLEY, MI
- Location: 44.5881° N, 85.5248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingsley, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5881&lon=-85.5248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0154
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0154

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2396   66/7/2    KINGSLEY MICH       MOONEY M20D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 156
        TIME - 1915                    N6918U              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PROPELLER BLADE NO.1 PITCH CHANGE BUSHINGS SEIZED AND PITCH CHANGE JOURNAL BROKEN FROM BLADE BUTT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6918U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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