# NTSB NYC74FEM08: Mooney M20, N6531B, Dubois, PA, September 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1973
- Place: Dubois, PA · DUBOIS, PA
- Location: 41.1222° N, 78.7551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DuBois, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1222&lon=-78.7551&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FEM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FEM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3393  73/9/30    DUBOIS,PA           MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N6531B              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,PA                   UNIVERSITY PARK,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG QUIT PLT SWITCHED FM R TANK TO L BACK TO R.FUEL GAUGE L TANK ABT 7/10 FULL R TANK EMPTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6531B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6531B-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 1198, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730930033419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730930033419A), Sep 30, 1973: Mooney M20, Dubois, PA, Substantial damage. Eng quit plt switched fm r tank to l back to r.fuel gauge l tank abt 7/10 full r tank empty.

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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