- Date
- June 17, 1966
- Place
- Kansas City, KS · KANSAS CITY, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6211UMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171572
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0489 66/6/17 KANSAS CITY KANS MOONEY M20C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 534 TIME - 1658 N6211U PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFAX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE REMARKS- 90-DEG. ELBOW %AN-915-ID< ON ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP OUTLET LOOSE.ACFT FLOWN 33 HRS SINCE 100 HR INSP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6211U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fairfax
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