- Date
- March 22, 1975
- Place
- West Memphis, AR · WEST MEMPHIS, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1246XMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750322006179A
- Case key
- 147724
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0556 75/3/22 WEST MEMPHIS,AR MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1930 N1246X PX- 0 0 1 TEST AGE 30, 1570 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 45 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST MEMPHIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST MEMPHIS,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO DRAIN FUEL SUMPS PRIOR TO MAINT FLT CK.RET TO FLD TO AVOID DITCH AT END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1246X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- West Memphis
N1246XRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2012 · Mooney M20EAirframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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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.