UNK65X0613

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20A · Washington, IL · November 8, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 8, 1964
Place
Washington, IL · WASHINGTON, IL
Injuries
2 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8303EMooney M20A
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181614

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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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2-0669   64/11/8   WASHINGTON  ILL     MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 300
        TIME - 1140                    N8303E              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON
        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 - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL FLOW INDICATOR
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL

Aircraft

Registration
N8303E
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Washington

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.