IAD70F0081

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Fletcher, NC · October 11, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 11, 1969
Place
Fletcher, NC · FLETCHER, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6010QMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report May 18, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
152981

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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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3-4234  69/10/11   FLETCHER,NC         MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 527
        TIME - 1250                    N6010Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 466 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLETCHER,NC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- R TK DRY L FULL. HIT LOCALIZER ANTENNAE. PLT UNAWARE ENG HAD STOPPED UNTIL ATTEMPTED TO ADD PWR.

Aircraft

Registration
N6010Q
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ashville Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.