- Date
- May 6, 1973
- Place
- Hyannis, MA · HYANNIS, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6863NMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report June 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730506009789A
- Case key
- 190802
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0959 73/5/6 HYANNIS,MASS MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 3369 TIME - 1515 N6863N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1594 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNSTABLE MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HYANNIS,MASS BEDFORD,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SELECTED EMPTY TANK, FUEL GAGE DEFECTIVE.LND IN TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6863N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Barnstable Mun
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Other investigations on N6863N · 1
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