- Date
- November 26, 1977
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N74771Mooney M20B
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771126040689A
- Case key
- 144234
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4208 77/11/26 TUCSON,AZ MOONEY M20B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2285 TIME - 0944 N74771 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCSON,AZ GRAND CANYON,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- #4 CONROD & BEARING SEPD.ENG SCORED & DISCOLORED.EMERG FIELD NEARBY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74771
- Reported as
- Mooney M20B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tucson Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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