UNK64X0373

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20D · Baton Rouge, LA · January 26, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 26, 1964
Place
Baton Rouge, LA · BATON ROUGE, LA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6788UMooney M20D
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185687

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0254  64/1/26    BATON ROUGE LA      MOONEY M20D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N6788U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 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
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N6788U
Reported as
Mooney M20D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.