LAX68O0361

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Mazatlan, Mexico · October 23, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 23, 1967
Place
Mazatlan, Mexico · MAZATLAN, Mexico
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1237XMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report June 13, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112530

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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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6-0120  67/10/23   MAZATLAN, MEX       MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 694
        TIME - 1050                    N1237X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 369 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N1237X
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.