# NTSB NYC72FGM35: Mooney M20A, N8184E, Reynoldsville, PA, February 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1972
- Place: Reynoldsville, PA · REYNOLDSVILLE, PA
- Location: 41.0949° N, 78.8877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reynoldsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0949&lon=-78.8877&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FGM35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FGM35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0328  72/2/18    REYNOLDSVILLE,PA    MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1530
        TIME - 1630                    N8184E              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUBOIS-JEFFERSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             SAGINAW,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARB FUEL INLET LINE NIPPLE CRACKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8184E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8184E-2018-01-09), registration cancelled 2018-01-09, S/N 1455, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dubois-Jefferson

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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