- Date
- October 1, 1978
- Place
- Borger, TX · BORGER, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6658UMooney M20D
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781001035729A
- Case key
- 143955
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3292 78/10/1 BORGER,TX MOONEY M20D CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N6658U PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING AGE 30, 494 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUTCHINSON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BORGER,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- TIP OF PROP MISSING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6658U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hutchinson County
N6658URegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Mooney M20DAirframe modelMooney M20DEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6658U · 1
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