- Date
- February 24, 1964
- Place
- Covington, GA · COVINGTON, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8390EMooney M20A
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185259
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0462 64/2/24 COVINGTON GA MOONEY M20A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 2200 TIME - 1000 N8390E PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LEADS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8390E
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8390ERegistration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Mooney M20AAirframe modelMooney M20AEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
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 SEA75DYE16Accident · No injuriesClosedShelton, WANTSB CHI69D0029Accident · No injuriesClosedKenosha, WINTSB CHI68D0443Accident · No injuriesClosedWheeling, IL