Mooney M20E N5962Q
29 October 1976 · Manville, New Jersey, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 29 October 1976 at about 10:00 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N5962Q was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Manville, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manville, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kupper
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20E
- Registration
- N5962Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Newport, Ri
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3186
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NR 3 CYL COMPRESSION RING FAILED.PERMITED HEAT CONCENTRATION, BURNED HOLE IN PISTON.HIT DIRT MOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1976 | Mooney M20E | Grafton, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 1976 | Mooney M20E | Iola, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1976 | Mooney M20E | Cross City, Florida, United States | Ex-Im Sales AN | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1976 | Mooney M20E | Lake City, Florida, United States | Inter Planetar | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1976 | Mooney M20E | Colusa, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1976 | Mooney M20E | Alabaster, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |