19730210003929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Caribou, ME · February 10, 1973

Date
February 10, 1973
Place
Caribou, ME
Airport
Caribou Mun
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2917L
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC73FNC52
Reported as
Mooney M20F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,572 total60 in this make and model64 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fuel pres drop to zero PSI.plt elected to lnd on hwy,wing caught snow bank.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL PRES DROP TO ZERO PSI.PLT ELECTED TO LND ON HWY,WING CAUGHT SNOW BANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.