- Date
- March 7, 1970
- Place
- Lyndon Stn, WI · LYNDON STN, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2680WMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137108
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1089 70/3/7 LYNDON STN,WIS MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 461 TIME - 1100 N2680W PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 336 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MADISON,WIS TOMAH,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- EXHAUST VALVE NR 2 CYL FAILED,PIECES ENTERED NR 4 CYL,FAILED BOTH SPARK PLUGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2680W
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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