Serious incident Mooney M20C N942TB,
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Date:Thursday 30 November 2000
Time:12:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic M20P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mooney M20C
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N942TB
MSN: 2587
Year of manufacture:1963
Total airframe hrs:1404 hours
Engine model:Lycoming O-360
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Serious incident
Location:HAZARD, KY -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:LYNCHBURG, VA (KLYH)
Destination airport:MURRAY, KY (KCEY)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
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.

Probable Cause: 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.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC01IA046
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 7 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB NYC01IA046

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