NYC68D0245

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20B · Fairfield, CT · September 30, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 30, 1967
Place
Fairfield, CT · FAIRFIELD, CT
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N74514Mooney M20B
Status
Completed · report November 29, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113407

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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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3-4813  67/9/30    FAIRFIELD,CONN      MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1215                    N74514              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 44, 12000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- PROP,MCCAULEY MODEL 2D36-C14-78K M-4.

Aircraft

Registration
N74514
Reported as
Mooney M20B
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.