NYC65F0219

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Cuyler, NY · May 9, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 9, 1965
Place
Cuyler, NY · CUYLER, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6764UMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177512

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1631   65/5/9    CUYLER NY           MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 785
        TIME - 2115                    N6764U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MATERIAL FAILURE OF NO 3 CONNECTING ROD

Aircraft

Registration
N6764U
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.