# NTSB NYC68D0245: Mooney M20B, N74514, Fairfield, CT, September 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1967
- Place: Fairfield, CT · FAIRFIELD, CT
- Location: 41.1412° N, 73.2637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1412&lon=-73.2637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0245
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0245

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74514), registered now, S/N 1825, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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