- Date
- September 12, 1981
- Place
- Red Bluff, CA · RED BLUFF, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5787QMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810912058659A
- Case key
- 123184
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3471 81/9/12 RED BLUFF,CA MOONEY M20E CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1500 TIME - 0830 N5787Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RED BLUFF MUNI. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED CONCORD,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- BENDIX FUEL INJ UNIT CENTER BODY SEAL & VENTURI LEAKING.SERVO FUEL SCREEN CLOGGED W FUZZ & UNK MAT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5787Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Red Bluff Muni.
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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