ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296526
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| Date: | Monday 14 October 2002 |
| Time: | 07:00 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N74530 |
| MSN: | 1841 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3180 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-AID |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Loa, Utah -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Loa, UT (38U) |
| Provo Airport, UT (PVU/KPVU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that the engine "just quit," and he suspected it was fuel related. He said he had moved his seat aft to retrieve something off the back seat. A recovery crew noted that the fuel shut-off valve, located under the pilot's seat, was between the "right" and "off" positions. The right wing tank was empty, as it had been ripped open by a rock, and approximately 10 to 11 gallons of fuel was drained out of the unbreached left wing tank. The pilot said he had recently purchased the airplane and had logged 21 hours of flight time, 19 of which he had logged in the 90 days prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadvertent placement of the fuel selector position in the off position. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03LA006
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 07:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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