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| Date: | Monday 7 September 1959 |
| Time: | 14:21 |
| Type: | Mooney M-18C-55 |
| Owner/operator: | Fred O Eiler |
| Registration: | N4174 |
| MSN: | 339 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | West Deer Township, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Culmerville Airport, PA (14:15) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Structural failure at 1500ft, crashing out of control. Separation of right horizontal stabilizer due to improper production techniques. Overall evidence was found of poor design an production practices on Mooney aircraft prompting a FAA Airworthiness Directive 59-22-3.
Sources:
Pittsburg Post-Gazette 8 September 1959, p1+4
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33624
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2017 09:34 | TB | Added |
| 27-Dec-2021 11:57 | Cobar | Updated |
| 27-Dec-2021 12:13 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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