- Date
- May 28, 1972
- Place
- Corvallis, OR · CORVALLIS, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1243XMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166768
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0175 72/5/28 CORVALLIS,OREG MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 234 TIME - 1430 N1243X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 183 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORVALLIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDDING,CALIF MCMINNVILLE,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- SHUT ENG DOWN,MASTER SWITCH OFF,AT 10200FT.LWRD GR AT 4000FT,STALLED SHORT OF RWY.NO FLAPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1243X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Corvallis
N1243XRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 1973 · Mooney M20EAirframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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