19790310004499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M-20G · Wellsburg, IA · March 10, 1979

Date
March 10, 1979 · 18:00 local
Place
Wellsburg, IA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3613N
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79FCD13
Reported as
Mooney M20G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
162 total76 in this make and model30 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.

Engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion on cross country flight. Landed plowed field, nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION ON CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. LANDED PLOWED FIELD, NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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