MKC66F0084

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20 · Omaha, NE · July 17, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 17, 1965
Place
Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5289BMooney M20
Status
Completed · report August 11, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176759

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1499  65/7/17    OMAHA NEBR          MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 901
        TIME - 1135                    N5289B              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 460 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH ROAD CURB

Aircraft

Registration
N5289B
Reported as
Mooney M20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.