- Date
- November 3, 1974
- Place
- Vichy, MO · VICHY, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1261XMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741103036609A
- Case key
- 143102
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3635 74/11/3 VICHY,MO MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 602 TIME - 0930 N1261X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROLLA NATIONAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VICHY,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- WATER FOUND IN FUEL LINE AT FUEL INJECTOR,ALSO FOUND IN BOOST PUMP LINE AND SUMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1261X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rolla National
N1261XRegistration cancelled Feb 8, 2008 · Mooney M20EAirframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelContinental IO-360 series
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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.
Other investigations on N1261X · 1
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