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MKC79FCD13

1979-03-10 · WELLSBURG, Iowa, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N3613N

Make / Model
MOONEY M-20G
Year of manufacture
1967 · 12 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19671129
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A412D1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
MOONEY M-20G · N3613N
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D1
Operator type
Part 91 (general aviation)
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
SCATTERED-ABOVE 1000 FEET

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000680011
Total time
3,475 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
163
Age
30

Cause factors

  • 64/C/29 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause
  • 64/C/32 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL Cause
  • 88/C/63 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FUEL EXHAUSTION Cause
  • 64/B/35 B
    PILOT IN COMMAND SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 0331. Source file NTSB_1979_3_0331.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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