- Date
- April 5, 1974
- Place
- San Frnando, CA · SAN FRNANDO, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6552BMooney M20A
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740405018359A
- Case key
- 124759
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1712 74/4/5 SAN FRNANDO,CALIF MOONEY M20A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 281 TIME - 1222 N6552B PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 206 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FERNANDO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN FRNANDO,CALIF MEXICALI,MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT ELEVATED FUEL TANK & TRUCKS.FLT TIME AS OF 4/28/68.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6552B
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Fernando
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6552B · 1
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