- Date
- April 8, 1967
- Place
- Erie, CO · ERIE, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6629UMooney M20D
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117593
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1194 67/4/8 ERIE,COLO MOONEY M20D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 185 TIME - 1530 N6629U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- PLT WAS PRACTICING A CHANDELLE MANEUVER WHEN PROP HUB FAILED.EXCESSIVE VIBRATION DMG ON LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6629U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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