FTW75FRD60

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M22 · New Orleans, LA · May 23, 1975

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 23, 1975
Place
New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N99HNMooney M22
Status
Completed · report June 13, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750523012089A
Case key
134581

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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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3-1153  75/5/23    NEW ORLEANS,LA      MOONEY M22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 4114
        TIME - 1920                    N99HN               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT NOT RECOVERED FROM LAKE

Aircraft

Registration
N99HN
Reported as
Mooney M22
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.