UNK65X1202

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney MK-20D · Vandalia, OH · December 31, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 31, 1964
Place
Vandalia, OH · VANDALIA, OH
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1923YMooney MK-20D
Status
Completed · report January 27, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180639

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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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2-0815  64/12/31   VANDALIA OHIO       MOONEY MK-20D       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 110
        TIME - 1407                    N1923Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTON-COX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N1923Y
Reported as
Mooney MK-20D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dayton-Cox

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.