- Date
- July 28, 1975
- Place
- Marshall, AR · MARSHALL, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N74504Mooney M20B
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750728028229A
- Case key
- 150151
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2375 75/7/28 MARSHALL,AR MOONEY M20B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 79 TOTAL TIME - 1738 N74504 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEARCY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARSHALL,AR UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WATER FOUND IN CARB. ACFT TIED DWN,NOT FLOWN LAST 4 MOS. RECOVERY DATE 7/30/75.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74504
- Reported as
- Mooney M20B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Searcy County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N74504 · 1
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