# NTSB MIA68F0521: Mooney M20G, N3960N, Byrdstown, TN, April 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1968
- Place: Byrdstown, TN · BYRDSTOWN, TN
- Location: 36.5736° N, 85.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byrdstown, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5736&lon=-85.1342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0521
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0521

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1158  68/4/26    BYRDSTOWN,TENN      MOONEY M20G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 112
        TIME - 1500                    N3960N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT NEAR GROSS WT. INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3960N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3960N-2015-05-13), registration cancelled 2015-05-13, S/N 680067, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20G
- Registry model: [Mooney M-20G](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (registry code 5870216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3960N (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA092), Mar 8, 1987: Mooney M-20G (N3960N), Kenosha, WI, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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