# NTSB DEN72AD047: Mooney M-18C, N336M, West Point, UT, April 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1972
- Place: West Point, UT · WEST POINT, UT
- Location: 41.1217° N, 112.0982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Point, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1217&lon=-112.0982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72AD047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD047

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N336M-1972-08-14), registration cancelled 1972-08-14, S/N 217 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-18C
- Registry model: [Mooney M-18C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18c) (registry code 5870102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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