# Accident 19761031036639A: Mooney M20C, Pioche, NV, October 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1976
- Place: Pioche, NV
- Airport: Williams Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 37.9520° N, 114.4435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pioche, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9520&lon=-114.4435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6818V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6818V-1977-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20C (registry code 5870308, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-acft-corp-of-texas-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 41 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FVW02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVW02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761031036639A

## Narrative

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

LOW CARB FLOAT LEVEL AND WORN FLOAT NEEDLE VALVE.

## 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 OAK77FVW02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVW02), Oct 31, 1976: Mooney M20C (N6818V), Pioche, NV, 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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