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CHI71DEE85

1971-06-08 · CRESTWOOD, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N7730M

Make / Model
MOONEY M22
Engine
LYCOMING TI0-541 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19690618
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA7690

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
MOONEY M22 · N7730M
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
D
Airport
HOWELL
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
BROKEN

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000690005
Total time
352 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
2,000
Age
43

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

D NOT TURN EMGCY GR EXTSN HNDLE ENOUGH TO LOCK GR.

Investigator remarks

PLT DSCHRGD BATT ON START,VOLTGE REG INOP.PLT DI

Cause factors

  • 75/A/AA A
    SYSTEMS BATTERIES Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 75/A/AI A
    SYSTEMS REGULATOR Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 88/A/33 A
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS ELECTRICAL FAILURE Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 64/A/10 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 88/A/07 A
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Cause — pilot/personnel action

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 2803. Source file NTSB_1971_3_2803.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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