- Date
- August 18, 1974
- Place
- Shelton, WA · SHELTON, WA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8390EMooney M20A
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740818026509A
- Case key
- 138598
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3831 74/8/18 SHELTON,WASH MOONEY M20A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 673 TIME - 1100 N8390E PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDERSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SACRAMENTO,CALIF PORT ANGELES,WASH SHELTON,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- DMG TO L WG NOT NOTICED UNTIL ARRIVAL AT SILVERDALE,WASH NEXT DAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8390E
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sanderson
N8390ERegistration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Mooney M20AAirframe modelMooney M20AEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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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.
Other investigations on N8390E · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW02LA096Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorman, OKMaintenance personnel's improper clamp installation on the mixture control cable, which resulted in a loss of engine power.NTSB CHI69D0029Accident · No injuriesClosedKenosha, WINTSB CHI68D0443Accident · No injuriesClosedWheeling, ILNTSB UNK64X0684Accident · No injuriesClosedCovington, GA