- Date
- February 6, 1980
- Place
- Marco Island, FL · MARCO ISLAND, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3256FMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800206001759A
- Case key
- 132023
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1006 80/2/6 MARCO ISLAND,FL MOONEY M20C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1197 TIME - 1615 N3256F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARCO ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARCO ISLAND,FL MIAMI,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- INTAKE VLV ON ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP,024N-AC-296,FOUND STUCK.ELEC FUEL PUMP OFF.LNDD BESIDE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3256F
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marco Island
N3256FRegistration cancelled Mar 28, 2026 · Mooney M20EAirframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming 0-360-A1D
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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