MIA67F0502

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Birmingham, AL · February 25, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 25, 1967
Place
Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
Injuries
2 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6266UMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report August 10, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119156

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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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2-0216  67/2/25    BIRMINGHAM,ALA      MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 1155                    N6266U              PX-  0  1  2  BUSINESS                  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N6266U
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Birmingham

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.