# NTSB DEN71FXA13: Mooney M20E, N2725W, Chugwater, WY, October 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1970
- Place: Chugwater, WY · CHUGWATER, WY
- Location: 41.7557° N, 104.8229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chugwater, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7557&lon=-104.8229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FXA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FXA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2725W), registered now, S/N 1029 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2725W (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC67D0324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0324), Oct 30, 1966: Mooney M20E (N2725W), Wallace, KS, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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