Mooney M20C N942TB

Summary

On 30 November 2000 at about 16:00 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N942TB was involved in an incident near Hazard, Kentucky, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 November 2000 at 16:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Hazard, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Big Sandy Regional (K22)

Coordinates

37.2497, -83.1892

Aircraft

Mooney M20C

Registration

N942TB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lynchburg → Murray

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC01IA046

2 people had minor injuries.

The incorrect routing of the cabin air scat tubing by an unknown person, which resulted in a carbon monoxide leak into the cabin, and subsequent pilot incapacitation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During cruise flight, the pilot became incapacitated. The pilot rated passenger was able to fly the airplane toward an airport and wake the pilot. The pilot landed uneventfully, but suffered from toxic levels of carbon monoxide. Examination of the airplane revealed a hole in the cabin air scat tubing. The hole was in the vicinity of the joint that connected the number one cylinder to the exhaust manifold, and there was a visible gap in the joint. Further examination revealed that the sometime during the airplane's history, the scat tubing had been misrouted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.