# Accident 20021014028699A: Mooney M20B, Rexburg, ID, October 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2002, 08:00 local time
- Place: Rexburg, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6514° N, 111.6517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6514&lon=-111.6517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74530, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74530-2006-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021014028699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A 15-MINUTE FLIGHT THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY QUIT, WITH NO WARNING INDICATION. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY AT 12,000 FEET AND CLIMBING TO 12, 500 FEET. PILOT LINED UP ON A DIRT ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND. AIRCRAFT HIT SEVERAL ROCKS DURING THE ROLL OUT; ONE OF WHICH RUPTURED THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE ROAD. THE RECOVERY CREW DISCOVERED THE FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE 1/2 WAY BETWEEN ON AND OFF POSITION. (-23 AMENDMENT) THERE IS NO AIRWORTHINESS PROBLEM WITH THE POSITION OF THE FUEL SHUT OFF 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 DEN03LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA006), Oct 14, 2002: Mooney M20B (N74530), Loa, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent placement of the fuel selector position in the off position. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft.

## Other reports on N74530 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010314004279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010314004279I), Mar 14, 2001: Mooney M20B (N74530), Provo, UT, Minor damage. (-23) While giving flight review instruction a/c landed gear up.[privacy data omitted]

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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