- Date
- November 2, 1968
- Place
- Smyrna Beach, FL · SMYRNA BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1903YMooney M 20C
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 192179
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4860 68/11/2 SMYRNA BEACH,FLA MOONEY M 20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1640 N1903Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 24, 1500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW SMYRNA BEACH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- R FUEL TNK PRES LOSS,UN RESTART ON L TNK.ELEC BOOST PUMP FOUND INOP.DITCHED APRXLY 4 MI OFF SHORE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1903Y
- Reported as
- Mooney M 20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Smyrna Beach