Mooney M20E N9373M

Summary

On 28 August 1984 at about 23:35 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N9373M, operated by Clement Atwell, was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 August 1984 at 23:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Spirit of St. Louis (SUS)

Coordinates

38.6490, -90.5305

Aircraft

Mooney M20E

Registration

N9373M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Clement Atwell

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chesterfield → Decatur

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC84FCA02

1 person was seriously injured.

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 ACFT CRASHED SHORT OF THE RWY AFTER MAKING A 180 DEG TURN AFTER TAKEOFF FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF & AT AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 100 TO 110 MPH, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 50 FT, THE ACFT ENG STARTED TO LOSE POWER. HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND THE ACFT STARTED TO STALL WHILE IN THE TURN CRASHING INTOAN OPEN DITCH NEAR THE END OF THE RWY. INVESTIGATION SHOWED A DISCREPANCY OF THE FUEL NOZZLES IN THE NO. 4 CYLINDER WHICH WERE FOUND BLOCKED. THE SERVO FUEL INJECTOR HAD WATER IN THE FUEL CHAMBER & THE FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL STRAINER TO FUEL CONTROL HAD WASTER MIXED WITH GASOLINE. THE PROPELLER WAS REMOVED & CHECKED NORMAL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.