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NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20F · Winston-Salem, NC · July 16, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 16, 1970
Place
Winston-Salem, NC · WINSTON-SALEM, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3417NMooney M20F
Status
Completed · report May 21, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109041

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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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3-3045  70/7/16    WINSTON-SALEM,NC    MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 273
        TIME - 1828                    N3417N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH-REYNOLDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINSTON-SALEM,NC            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ENG LOST PWR SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N3417N
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Smith-Reynolds

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.