19810220004769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Lacrescent, MN · February 20, 1981

Date
February 20, 1981 · 11:30 local
Place
Lacrescent, MN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2664W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FER16
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,454 total117 in this make and model79 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.

Ran fuel tank dry. Switched to other, no restart. Found fuel boost pump inop due to seizure from broken vanes.

As the FAA filed it

RAN FUEL TANK DRY. SWITCHED TO OTHER, NO RESTART. FOUND FUEL BOOST PUMP INOP DUE TO SEIZURE FROM BROKEN VANES.

NTSB investigation

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