CHI72FEP31

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Franksville, WI · January 23, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 23, 1972
Place
Franksville, WI · FRANKSVILLE, WI
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6449UMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report October 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165151

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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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3-0370  72/1/23    FRANKSVILLE,WIS     MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 925
        TIME - 1042                    N6449U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 703 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORLICK-RACINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WIS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PRIOR ENTRNG PCPN CARB HT,PITOT HT APPLIED,DSNDD FM 3500 TO 2500FT AT 1500RPM,ENG QUIT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6449U
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Horlick-Racine

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.