- Date
- November 12, 1987, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Southport, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1051BMooney M20A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871112063539A
- Case key
- 7675
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane lost engine pwr shortly after takeoff. A forced ldg was subsequently made in a nearby waterway. Post-crash exam of the airplane revealed that the fuel selector was in the left tank position, and that the left tank contained about 1/2 gallon of fuel. The right tank was found to contain about 5 gallons.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1051B
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1277
- Airframe hours
- 4,880
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William E.Morrett
- Registered owner
- Morrett, William E
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1987 · 38 hours before
- Airport
- SUT · Brunswick County
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 694 total · 570 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1051B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.