- Date
- October 8, 1971
- Place
- Alamo, NV · ALAMO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1262XMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164143
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4125 71/10/8 ALAMO,NEV MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1847 TIME - 1005 N1262X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 216 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NEV CARSON CITY,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT GR BOLT STD 1559,LOCKPLATE PN 67516 MISG,NOT FOUND.LOST ACCESSORY DRIVE.HIT ROAD MRKRS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1262X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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