- Date
- January 8, 1976
- Place
- Alliance, NE · ALLIANCE, NE
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9631MMooney M20F
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760108000409A
- Case key
- 152004
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0021 76/1/8 ALLIANCE,NE MOONEY M20F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0755 N9631M PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 21, 2139 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 465 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLIANCE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALLIANCE,NE HYANNIS,NE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- LOW OIL PRESSURE. NR 2 CNCTG ROD BEARING AND BOLTS FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9631M
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alliance Muni
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Other investigations on N9631M · 1
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