- Date
- December 11, 1971
- Place
- East Troy, WI · EAST TROY, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N304LMitsubishi MU2B20
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164768
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4527 71/12/11 EAST TROY,WIS MITSUBISHI MU2B20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 15958 TIME - 1515 N304L PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 764 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST TROY MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CLINTONVILLE,WIS EAST TROY,WIS WATERTOWN,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE & LOW FUEL QUANTITY WARNING LT OUT OF ADJUSTMENT,INDCD 27-29GAL REMAINING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N304L
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU2B20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- East Troy Muni
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