# Accident 20060610012889A: MURPHYMOOSE, St Frances, KS, June 10, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2006, 16:00 local time
- Place: St Frances, KS
- Airport: Cheyenne County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7686° N, 101.8047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7686&lon=-101.8047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N142SR-2007-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brown Brent W MOOSE (registry code 056149D, https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-brent-w-moose) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MURPHYMOOSE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 230 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060610012889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N142SR, A EXP. MURPHY MOOSE, DEPARTING SYF (ST FRANCIS, KANSAS) WHEN SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. N142SR CONTINUED FLYING STRAIGHT AHEAD AND MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND NOSED OVER. NEITHER THE PILOT OR THE TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 DEN06CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA085), Jun 10, 2006: Brent W. Brown Murphy Moose (N142SR), St. Francis, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to open the fuel selector valve, resulting in fuel starvation. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to use a checklist, his attention being diverted, and the fence.

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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