- Date
- September 13, 1981
- Place
- Delta, CO · DELTA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N78899Mooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810913058869A
- Case key
- 123293
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2453 81/9/13 DELTA,CO MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1452 TIME - 1830 N78899 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1168 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAKEFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLENWOOD SPRINGS,CO DELTA,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT FUMES IN CABIN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT SMELLED STRONG GAS FUMES IN FLT.HOT SPOTS IN WRECKAGE CENTERED AROUND FUEL SEL/STRAINER DRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78899
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Blakefield
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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.