- Date
- April 3, 1975
- Place
- Winona, MN · WINONA, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7109UMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750403013359A
- Case key
- 148105
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1348 75/4/3 NR.WINONA,MN MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 1176 TIME - 1630 N7109U PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 529 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LACROSSE,WI WINONA,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT HAD TO SLIDE SEAT TO REAR IN ORDER TO REACH FUEL VALVE.ENG QUIT 10 MIN AFTR DEPT FM LACROSSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7109U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.