# NTSB FTW68F0407: Mooney M-22, N7710M, Kerrville, TX, December 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1967
- Place: Kerrville, TX · KERRVILLE, TX
- Location: 30.0383° N, 99.1311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kerrville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0383&lon=-99.1311&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112557
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0407
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0407

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0979  67/12/21   KERRVILLE,TEX       MOONEY M-22         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 9000
        TIME - 1445                    N7710M              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 7000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHREINER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- OIL LEAKED FROM FUEL DRAIN CHECK VALVE HOUSING ASSY ON CROSS-OVER MANIFOLD.INTENTL WHEELS UP LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7710M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7710M-1968-11-01), registration cancelled 1968-11-01, S/N 680002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-22
- Registry model: [Mooney M22](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m22) (registry code 5870402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Schreiner Field

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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