- Date
- June 23, 1973
- Place
- Bassett, NE · BASSETT, NE
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8134EMooney M20A
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 190175
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1753 73/6/23 BASSETT,NEBR MOONEY M20A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 850 TIME - 2255 N8134E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BASSETT MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PLANO,TEX BURWELL,NEBR BASSETT,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- BECAME LOST AT NITE FUEL EXHAUSTED ON FINAL.MAKING S TURNS WITH CTLS CROSSED TO LOSE ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8134E
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bassett Mun
N8134ERegistration cancelled May 13, 2013 · Mooney M20AAirframe modelMooney M20AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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