# NTSB MKC71AK017: Mooney M20E, N1287X, Enterprise, KS, October 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1970
- Place: Enterprise, KS · ENTERPRISE, KS
- Location: 38.9034° N, 97.1164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Enterprise, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9034&lon=-97.1164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71AK017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71AK017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2471   70/10/3   ENTERPRISE,KANS     MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 343
        TIME - 1540                    N1287X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ENTERPRISE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              DENVER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- BLADE FAILED ABOUT 3 INCHES OUTBD OF HUB FLANGE. ENG COWLING,MOUNTS AND LUGS DMGD. LND OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1287X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1287X-2009-02-12), registration cancelled 2009-02-12, S/N 160, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Enterprise

## Other investigations on N1287X (2)

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.

- [NTSB DFW08CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA171), Jun 29, 2008: Mooney M20 (N1287X), Lake Ft Gibson, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while maneuvering the aircraft.
- [NTSB MKC66F0313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0313), Dec 8, 1965: Mooney M20E (N1287X), Bloomfield, NJ, substantial damage

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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