Mooney M20F N7165V

Summary

On 22 December 1983 at about 00:20 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N7165V was involved in an accident near Ada, Oklahoma, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 December 1983 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Ada Municipal (ADH)

Coordinates

34.7705, -96.6602

Aircraft

Mooney M20F

Registration

N7165V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Chickasha

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW84FA100

2 people died.

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

THE ENG LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF & THE ACFT STALLED WHILE IN A SLIGHT LEFT TURN. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT WING FUEL SUMP DRAIN CONTAINED FROZEN WATER IN THE DRAIN PORTS. THE FUEL INJECTOR SCREEN, AFTER THAWING OUT, CONTAINED FROZEN WATER CONTAMINANTS. RUSTY WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL INJECTOR. THE ACFT WAS LAST FUELED ON 12/10/83. THE ACFT WAS KEPT IN AN UNHEATED HANGAR. THE TEMPERATURE IN THE ADA AREA HAD BEEN IN THE AREA OF 10 DEG FOR SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.