# NTSB UNK64X3853: Mooney MK20A, N8393E, Pueblo, CO, September 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1964
- Place: Pueblo, CO · PUEBLO, CO
- Location: 38.2544° N, 104.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pueblo, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2544&lon=-104.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182097
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3853
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3853

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2816   64/9/7  NR.PUEBLO COLO        MOONEY MK20A        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2500
        TIME - 1845                    N8393E              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
          PERSONNEL-OIL FILLER CAP NOT SECURED.
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8393E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8393E-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 1571, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY MK20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8393E (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW82FPD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPD17), Jul 30, 1982: Mooney M20 (N8393E), Abilene, TX, destroyed

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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