- Date
- November 26, 1966
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2554WMooney M20
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120031
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0986 66/11/26 LAS VEGAS NEV MOONEY M20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 65 TOTAL TIME - 2230 N2554W PX- 0 2 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES CALIBRATED IN LBS OF FUEL. PILOT MISCALCULATED FUEL SUPPLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2554W
- Reported as
- Mooney M20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mccarran
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