# NTSB MIA69F0381: Mooney M 20C, N1903Y, Smyrna Beach, FL, November 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1968
- Place: Smyrna Beach, FL · SMYRNA BEACH, FL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192179
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0381
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0381

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M 20C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach

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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