CHI71DEE85

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M22 · Crestwood, IL · June 8, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 8, 1971
Place
Crestwood, IL · CRESTWOOD, IL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7730MMooney M22
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162324

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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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3-2803   71/6/8    CRESTWOOD,ILL       MOONEY M22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 2000
        TIME - 0820                    N7730M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESTWOOD,ILL               ANDOVER,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: REGULATOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- PLT DSCHRGD BATT ON START,VOLTGE REG INOP.PLT DID NOT TURN EMGCY GR EXTSN HNDLE ENOUGH TO LOCK GR.

Aircraft

Registration
N7730M
Reported as
Mooney M22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Howell

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.