- Date
- May 22, 1970
- Place
- Great Falls, MT · GREAT FALLS, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6715NMooney M20D
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181896
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2223 70/5/22 GREAT FALLS,MONT MOONEY M20D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 187 TIME - 1445 N6715N PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT FALLS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAVRE,MONT GREAT FALLS,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- APRX 6-7GAL FUEL L TANK,R EMPTY.FUEL SELECTOR R TANK.PLT SAID DID NOT SWITCH TKS DUE TO LOW ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6715N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Great Falls Intl
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