# NTSB UNK65X1228: Mooney M-20, N858B, Snowden Twnshp, PA, January 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1965
- Place: Snowden Twnshp, PA · SNOWDEN TWNSHP, PA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1228

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0003   65/1/3    SNOWDEN TWNSHP PA   MOONEY M-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 227
        TIME - 1645                    N858B               PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STICKING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARBURETOR FLOAT VALVE STUCK CLOSED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N858B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N858B-1965-02-04), registration cancelled 1965-02-04, S/N 1019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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