- Date
- September 10, 1971
- Place
- Mitchellville, MD · MITCHELLVILLE, MD
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1082CMooney M20A
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163578
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1854 71/9/10 MITCHELLVILLE,MD MOONEY M20A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 67 TOTAL TIME - 0900 N1082C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEWAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLLEGE PARK,MD EDGEWATER,MD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- THREADED HOUSING IN BODY OF PUMP CORRODED.ALLOWED SEDIMENT BOWL TO COME LOOSE. LND IN CORN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1082C
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Freeway
N1082CRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2009 · Mooney M20AAirframe modelMooney M20AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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