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CHI73FEI21

1972-11-22 · STRONGSVILLE, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N7101U

Make / Model
MOONEY M20C
Year of manufacture
1964 · 8 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19640526
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A97E9B

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
MOONEY M20-C · N7101U
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
D
Airport
STRONGSVILLE APK
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000002731
Total time
1,839 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
1,095
Age
54

Investigator remarks

ACFT NOT EQUIPPED FOR DEICING

Cause factors

  • 64/C/01 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT Cause
  • 64/C/79 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL Cause
  • 88/L/75 L
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS ICE-WINDSHIELD
  • 88/K/94 K
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Joint factor

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

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 3882. Source file NTSB_1972_3_3882.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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