- Date
- August 6, 1974
- Place
- Stewartville, MN · STEWARTVILLE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3911NMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136854
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2769 74/8/6 STEWARTVILLE,MINN MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 360 TIME - 1030 N3911N PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCHESTER,MINN LE MARS,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- ENG FAILURE,STRUCK DITCH ON EMGCY LDG IN PASTURE.NR 2 CON ROD FAILED.STRUCTURAL BKDWN RESULTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3911N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3911NRegistration cancelled Oct 12, 2006 · Mooney M20CAirframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N3911N · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.