- Date
- October 26, 1970
- Place
- Chugwater, WY · CHUGWATER, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2725WMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158968
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4105 70/10/26 CHUGWATER,WYO MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 382 TIME - 1223 N2725W PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 247 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHEYENNE,WYO KAYCEE,WYO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PROP BLADE SEPARATED 3 INCHES FROM HUB. LND IN WHEAT FLD. PROP OVHL 354 HRS PRIOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2725W
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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