- Date
- February 4, 1972
- Place
- Dugway, UT · DUGWAY, UT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9412VMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165463
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1797 72/2/4 DUGWAY,UT MOONEY M20C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 189 TIME - 1920 N9412V PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 182 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ENGLISH VILLAGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CEDAR CITY,UT DUGWAY,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- PLT FLEW LOW OVER UNLTD RWY,ENTERED PATTERN.ENG CUT OUT THEN QUIT.LOST CTL.CO SOURCE UNDETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9412V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- English Village
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