- Date
- June 2, 1979
- Place
- Pompano, FL · POMPANO, FL
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6873UMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135362
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2091 79/6/2 POMPANO,FL MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 440 TIME - 0900 N6873U PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POMPANO AIR PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POMPANO,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 4 SCREWS HOLDING DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK OF R MAG WORKED OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6873U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pompano Air Park
N6873URegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2014 · Mooney M20EAirframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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