# NTSB SEA74FYA32: Mooney M20A, N6583B, Nampa, ID, May 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1974
- Place: Nampa, ID · NAMPA, ID
- Location: 43.5407° N, 116.5635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nampa, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5407&lon=-116.5635&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FYA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1330  74/5/25    NAMPA,ID            MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1745                    N6583B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAMPA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LITTLETON,COLO              BOISE,ID                     NAMPA,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. OTHER TANKS FULL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6583B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6583B-2013-08-14), registration cancelled 2013-08-14, S/N 1253, built 1958 (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: Nampa

## 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 19740525013989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740525013989A), May 25, 1974: Mooney M20A, Nampa, ID, Substantial damage. Fuel selector on empty tank. Other tanks full.

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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