- Date
- June 5, 1979
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N77MGCessna 401B
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790605017299A
- Case key
- 135960
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1912 79/6/5 NR.PHOENIX,AZ CESSNA 401B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 519 TIME - 1708 N77MG PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH CA PHOENIX,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT DIDN'T RECALL CHGNG FUEL SEL AFTER PWR LOSS-TIP TNKS SEP & BURNED.L AUX EMPTY.R AUX DEMOLISHED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77MG
- Reported as
- Cessna 401B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N77MGRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Cessna 401BAirframe modelCessna 401BEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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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.