19740215006279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Tunnelton, IN · February 15, 1974

Date
February 15, 1974
Place
Tunnelton, IN
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2620W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI74FEA27
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
649 total28 in this make and model77 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Fuel l tank abt 1/2 gal r tank abt 6 gal. When eng sputtered switched r to l to r then eng quit.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL L TANK ABT 1/2 GAL R TANK ABT 6 GAL.WHEN ENG SPUTTERED SWITCHED R TO L TO R THEN ENG QUIT.

NTSB investigation

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