19791221039859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Burley, ID · December 21, 1979

Date
December 21, 1979 · 10:50 local
Place
Burley, ID
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1306W
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80DYA05
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
391 total15 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pilot did not drain fuel tanks. Water in tanks caused engine to stop after takeoff. Landed in field.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DID NOT DRAIN FUEL TANKS. WATER IN TANKS CAUSED ENGINE TO STOP AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED IN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N1306W · 1

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