- Date
- June 26, 1979
- Place
- Hillsdale, KS · HILLSDALE, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6072XMooney M20A
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790626031309A
- Case key
- 135692
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1199 79/6/26 HILLSDALE,KS MOONEY M20A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0715 N6072X PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 32, 1821 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 39 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLATHE,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT GEAR LOCKING PLATE BROKE.ATTACHING BOLT LOOSENED.DOWEL PIN SHEARED.ENGINE FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6072X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N6072X · 1
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