- Date
- September 26, 1969
- Place
- Brandon, MS · BRANDON, MS
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7847VMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151594
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4093 69/9/26 BRANDON,MISS MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2792 TIME - 1345 N7847V PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 751 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN C.THOMPSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOUSTON,TEX ATLANTA,GA MERIDIAN,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK FUEL IN TANKS DURING PREFLIGHT INSP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7847V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Allen C.Thompson
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