# NTSB CHI72FLQ29: Mooney M20C, N1348W, Ferguson, KY, January 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1972
- Place: Ferguson, KY · FERGUSON, KY
- Location: 37.0629° N, 84.5990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ferguson, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0629&lon=-84.5990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FLQ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FLQ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0223   72/1/8    FERGUSON,KY         MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1410                    N1348W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 24, 845 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            13 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET-PULASKI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHLANDS,VA                SOMERSET,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HAD TO LND IN SHORT CORN FLD. R MAIN TANK HAD RESIDUAL FUEL. L TANK ALMOST FULL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1348W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1348W-1982-11-04), registration cancelled 1982-11-04, S/N 2629 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Somerset-Pulaski

## Other investigations on N1348W (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 IAD79FIJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIJ01), Oct 20, 1978: Mooney M20C (N1348W), Grundy, VA, substantial damage

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.

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