- Date
- July 24, 1974
- Place
- Reeds Springs, MO · REEDS SPRINGS, MO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N30095Pretzer MTC
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740724029519A
- Case key
- 138263
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3141 74/7/24 REEDS SPRINGS,MO PRETZER MTC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 2100 TIME - 1330 N30095 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EMERSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENTONVILLE,ARK REEDS SPRINGS,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG STOPPED AFTER OVERHEATING.EMER LDG SHORT OF RNY.ENG EQUIPPED WITH UNAPPROVED SPARKPLUGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30095
- Reported as
- Pretzer MTC
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Emerson
N30095Registration cancelled Jul 27, 2009 · Pretzer MTD-1Airframe modelPretzer MTD-1Engine modelLycoming 0-290 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.