FTW66F0374

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Palestine, TX · October 22, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 22, 1965
Place
Palestine, TX · PALESTINE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5994QMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175258

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3138  65/10/22   PALESTINE TEX       MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 104
        TIME - 1255                    N5994Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N5994Q
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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