# Accident 19750426011049A: Mooney M20C, Paoli, IN, April 26, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1975
- Place: Paoli, IN
- Airport: Paoli International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 38.5848° N, 86.4649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PAOLI MUNI (I42), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5848&lon=-86.4649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6738N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6738N-1976-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 862 total, 461 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750426011049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENG QUIT WHILE ENTRG PATTERN.DID NOT SWITCH TANKS R TANK ABT 1 SPOONFUL,L TANK ABT 1/4 TO 1/2 FULL

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI75FEA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEA19), Apr 26, 1975: Aerostar Ranger (N6738N), Paoli, IN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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