# NTSB SEA72FVC44: Mooney M20E, N1243X, Corvallis, OR, May 28, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1972
- Place: Corvallis, OR · CORVALLIS, OR
- Location: 44.5699° N, 123.2783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corvallis, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5699&lon=-123.2783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72FVC44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FVC44

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1243X-1973-06-21), registration cancelled 1973-06-21, S/N 116, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Corvallis

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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