# NTSB CHI74FEA27: Mooney M20E, N2620W, Tunnelton, IN, February 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1974
- Place: Tunnelton, IN · TUNNELTON, IN
- Location: 38.7732° N, 86.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tunnelton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7732&lon=-86.3412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0517  74/2/15    TUNNELTON,IND       MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 649
        TIME - 2100                    N2620W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,GA                   BLOOMINGTON,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL L TANK ABT 1/2 GAL R TANK ABT 6 GAL.WHEN ENG SPUTTERED SWITCHED R TO L TO R THEN ENG QUIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2620W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2620W-2018-01-12), registration cancelled 2018-01-12, S/N 964, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740215006279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740215006279A), Feb 15, 1974: Mooney M20E, Tunnelton, IN, Substantial damage. Fuel l tank abt 1/2 gal r tank abt 6 gal. When eng sputtered switched r to l to r then eng quit.

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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