- Date
- April 16, 1972
- Place
- West Point, UT · WEST POINT, UT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N336MMooney M-18C
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165776
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0687 72/4/16 WEST POINT,UT MOONEY M-18C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 947 TIME - 1620 N336M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- LOW PASS OVER FRIENDS HOUSE TO DROP BOAT PROP.ENG SPUTTERED DURING STEEP PULL UP.PLT LOST CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N336M
- Reported as
- Mooney M-18C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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