# NTSB CHI76FEA14: Mooney M20A, N1086B, Tennyson, IN, October 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1975
- Place: Tennyson, IN · TENNYSON, IN
- Location: 38.0817° N, 87.1188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tennyson, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0817&lon=-87.1188&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4073  75/10/18   TENNYSON,IN         MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 901
        TIME - 1507                    N1086B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 599 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,NC             EVANSVILLE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1086B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1086B-2013-01-30), registration cancelled 2013-01-30, S/N 1312, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, 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 19751018037199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751018037199A), Oct 18, 1975: Mooney M20A, Tennyson, IN, 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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