Plane Crash List

Mooney M20C N6748U

1 March 1992 · Charleston, South Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 March 1992 at about 21:14 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N6748U, operated by Hannon, Fred W., was involved in an accident near Charleston, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:14
Classification
Accident
Location
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Coordinates
32.8994, -80.0591
Aircraft
Mooney M20C
Registration
N6748U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Hannon, Fred W.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Bayboro → Mt. Pleasant
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL92LA052

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE FUEL TANKS, AFTER HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEN LOST POWER AGAIN. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A GROUP OF SMALL TREES. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY, AND THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE FOURTH FULL. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT WING TANK FUEL VENT WAS BLOCKED BY NESTING DIRT DAUBERS, AND AIR COULD NOT BE FORCED THROUGH THE VENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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