# NTSB FTW68F0294: Mooney M20E, N1272X, Plum, TX, October 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1967
- Place: Plum, TX · PLUM, TX
- Location: 29.9323° N, 96.9812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plum, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9323&lon=-96.9812&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0294
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0294

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3645  67/10/12   PLUM,TEX            MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 772
        TIME - 1430                    N1272X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        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: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PITCH CHANGE KNOB,NO.1 PROP BLADE FAILED. INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1272X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1272X), registered now, S/N 145, built 1963 (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

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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