UNK64X2718

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney MK20B · Las Cruces, NM · July 8, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1964
Place
Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N74546Mooney MK20B
Status
Completed · report October 12, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182991

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1993   64/7/8    LAS CRUCES N MEX    MOONEY MK20B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N74546              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 39, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE                                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N74546
Reported as
Mooney MK20B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N74546 · 2

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