Aviation accident GAA17CA260

Name: aviation accident: MOONEY M20 near Olathe (2017-05-02)
Start: 2017-05-02
Location: Olathe, KS, USA

MINR · MOONEY M20 · 2017-05-02 · Olathe, KS, USA

Event

NTSB number: GAA17CA260
Event ID: 20170504X14559
Type: Accident
Date: 2017-05-02
Location: Olathe, KS, USA
Coordinates: 38.846389, -94.737503

Injuries

Highest injury: MINR
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 1
Uninjured: 2
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: MOONEY
Model: M20
Registration: N7118U
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The separated fuel tank selector knob roll pin, which prevented the fuel selector from moving to the fuel tank position for the tank with usable fuel and resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine power.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown