- Date
- February 22, 1978
- Place
- Ft.Lauderdale, FL (Atlantic Ocean)
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9255VMooney M20F
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780222008229A
- Case key
- 143327
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0530 78/2/22 NR.FT.LAUDERDALE,FL MOONEY M20F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 8400 TIME - 1025 N9255V PX- 1 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANDROS,BAHAMAS FT LAUDERDALE,FL 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- ACFT SANK APPROX 15 MILES EAST OF FT.LAUDERDALE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9255V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9255VRegistration cancelled Sep 15, 2009 · Mooney M20FAirframe modelMooney M20FEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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