- Date
- June 6, 1978
- Place
- Bennett, CO · BENNETT, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3528HMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780606016499A
- Case key
- 141451
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1807 78/6/6 BENNETT,CO MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2230 N3528H PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING AGE 28, 1503 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 610 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREELEY,CO RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AIRFRAME BUFFET REMARKS- INDENTATION ON EDGE OF BLADE ACTED AS STRESS RISER WHERE FATIGUE CRACK DEVELOPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3528H
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.