FTW66F0086

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M18C · Piedmont, OK · May 30, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 30, 1965
Place
Piedmont, OK · PIEDMONT, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N492MMooney M18C
Status
Completed · report August 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177479

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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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3-1592  65/5/30    PIEDMONT OKLA       MOONEY M18C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 144
        TIME - 1330                    N492M               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK RICHARDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N492M
Reported as
Mooney M18C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jack Richards

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