# NTSB MIA74DLD45: Mooney M20F, N6424Q, Ft Pierce, FL, November 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1973
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL · FT PIERCE, FL
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLD45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3988  73/11/27 NR.FT PIERCE,FLA      MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 9109
        TIME - 1630                    N6424Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1104 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT PEARCE,FLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- P/N 660190-5 JAM NUT LOOSE DISCONNECTED AT FUEL INJ UNIT.NOT EQPD WITH SPRING TO PROVIDE FULL OPEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6424Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731127040369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731127040369A), Nov 27, 1973: Mooney M20F, Ft Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. P/n 660190-5 jam nut loose disconnected at fuel inj unit. Not eqpd with spring to provide full open

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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