- Date
- July 11, 1964
- Place
- Medicine Lodge Ka, KS · MEDICINE LODGE KA, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4160Mooney MK18
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184730
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2035 64/7/11 MEDICINE LODGE KA MOONEY MK18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N4160 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 43, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: VERTICAL STABILIZER,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BOGUS PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND *ERROR-INVALID CODE* DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- DIAMETER OF WASHER UNDER STABILIZER SPAR ATTACHING BOLT TOO SMALL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4160
- Reported as
- Mooney MK18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4160Registered now · Mooney M-18C 55Airframe modelMooney M-18C 55Engine modelContinental C85 series
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