- Date
- October 30, 1975
- Place
- Erie, PA · ERIE, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N74535Mooney M20B
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751030037269A
- Case key
- 151351
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4089 75/10/30 ERIE,PA MOONEY M20B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 3400 TIME - 0815 N74535 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1550 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEADVILLE,PA ERIE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: GOVERNORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PAPER HANDWIPE TOWEL JAMMED INTO OIL PUMP INLET PIPE. NR 1 CYL CNCTNG ROD FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74535
- Reported as
- Mooney M20B
- 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.