- Date
- February 7, 1981
- Place
- Salem, OR · SALEM, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5257BMooney M20
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810207004209A
- Case key
- 127353
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0291 81/2/7 SALEM,OR MOONEY M20 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N5257B PX- 0 0 1 FERRY AGE 44, 1548 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 110 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCNARY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEND,OR INDEPENDENCE,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT LACKED RECENCY IN TYPE ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5257B
- Reported as
- Mooney M20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcnary
N5257BRegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2013 · Mooney M20Airframe modelMooney M20Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5257B · 1
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