# NTSB IAD79FKW12: Mooney M-20E, N1254X, Oak Ridge, TN, May 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1979
- Place: Oak Ridge, TN · OAK RIDGE, TN
- Location: 36.0104° N, 84.2696° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Ridge, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0104&lon=-84.2696&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FKW12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1451  79/5/28    OAK RIDGE,TN        MOONEY M-20E        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 700
        TIME - 1300                    N1254X              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ATOMIC AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAK RIDGE,TN                PAINESVILLE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ERRATIC MAG CK ON RUN-UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1254X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Atomic Airport

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790528010739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790528010739A), May 28, 1979: Mooney M20E, Oak Ridge, TN, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff on soft wet grass with malfunctioning magneto. Delayed aborting takeoff. Ran thru ditch and fence

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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