- Date
- March 22, 1970
- Place
- N.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · N.ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N74721Mooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report December 1, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134088
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1368 70/3/22 N.ATLANTIC OCEAN MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1668 TIME - 1215 N74721 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANDROS,BAHAMAS FT LAUDERDALE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- DITCHED IN OCEAN.ACFT NOT RECOVERED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74721
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N74721Registration cancelled Aug 28, 2013 · Mooney M20BAirframe modelMooney M20BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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