- Date
- September 12, 1973
- Place
- Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8348EMooney M20A
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730912030669A
- Case key
- 188525
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2871 73/9/12 MUSKEGON,MICH MOONEY M20A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1180 TIME - 1120 N8348E PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSKEGON CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SHELBY,MICH TOLEDO,OHIO MUSKEGON,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING DITCHING 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 STARVATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- DNWND PLT RPTD SWITCHED TO L TANK.ACFT POST EXAM FUEL GAGE R,FUEL SEL L.NO FUEL L TANK,R TANK FULL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8348E
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Muskegon Co
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.