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NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20A · Monroeville, PA · March 30, 1975

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 30, 1975
Place
Monroeville, PA · MONROEVILLE, PA
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6011XMooney M20A
Status
Completed · report June 13, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750330010409A
Case key
148134

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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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3-1036  75/3/30    MONROEVILLE,PA      MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1955                    N6011X              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 1216 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            72 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROBBINSVILLE,NJ             MONROEVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT CRASH LANDED ACFT ON UPSLOPE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6011X
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.