Mooney M20 N3750H

Summary

On 30 December 1995 at about 15:25 local time, a Mooney M20 registered N3750H was involved in an accident near Eastover, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 December 1995 at 15:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Eastover, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

33.8694, -80.6910

Aircraft

Mooney M20

Registration

N3750H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbia → Myrtle Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA96LA052

1 person had minor injuries.

inadequate overhaul procedures by maintenance personnel resulting in an oil pump failure and subsequent loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot noted a loss of oil pressure during flight followed by a loss of power. He executed a forced landing, and on final approach the airplane struck a guy wire. The engine oil pump was examined, and the oil pump driven gear had failed due to lack of lubrication. The #3 connecting rod and the camshaft then failed. The engine had been overhauled in the field previously, and a service instruction to increase lubrication of the oil pump driven gear had not been accomplished.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.