- Date
- October 23, 1983, 10:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Indian Springs, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6912Mooney M20F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23897
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Wheels up landing - performedFactor
Analysis
At 5,500 ft altitude the eng began slowly losing power. Unable to maintain altitude, the plt made a gear up landing in rough terrain. Examination of the eng revealed no discrepaniies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6912
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-1292
- Airframe hours
- 3,541
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Air Nevada Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · September 6, 1983 · 49 hours before
- Departed
- L06 · Death Valley, CA
- Destination
- LAS · Las Vegas, NV
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 9 in this make and model · 3,400 as pilot in command · 308 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F