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NYC68F0197

1967-09-19 · LITITZ, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N7707M

Make / Model
MOONEY M22
Year of manufacture
1967 · 0 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING TI0-541 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19670802
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA6C60

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
MOONEY M-22 · N7707M
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
LANCASTER
Kind of flying
B2

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
300° / 4 kt

Aircraft history

Total time
47 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
12,000
Age
46

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

IMPROPERLY MACHINED OPENING IN TUBE.

Investigator remarks

NOSE GEAR TORQUE TUBE SEPARATED. FAILURE DUE TO

Cause factors

  • 70/A/CE A
    AIRFRAME NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 70/A/CB A
    AIRFRAME NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 88/A/94 A
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 68/A/J0 A
    PERSONNEL SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL 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 3432. Source file NTSB_1967_3_3432.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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