- Date
- July 20, 1974
- Place
- Custer, SD · CUSTER, SD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9613VMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740720043339A
- Case key
- 132598
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4198 74/7/20 CUSTER,S DAK MOONEY M20E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 674 TIME - 0915 N9613V PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GILLETTE,WYO DENVER,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE TEARAWAY IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MOUNT AND VIBRATION ISOLATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- PROP BLADE FAILED IN SHOT-PEENED AREA.ENG TORN FM FUSE,HELD ON BY CABLE AND HOSES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9613V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9613VRegistration cancelled Mar 13, 1975 · Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20EAirframe modelAerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20E
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.