UNK64X1540

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M21 · Atlanta, GA · May 1, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 1, 1964
Place
Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6903UMooney M21
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183828

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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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3-1147   64/5/1    ATLANTA GA          MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 190
        TIME - 1805                    N6903U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N6903U
Reported as
Mooney M21
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.