ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55983
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| Date: | Friday 26 December 2008 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1216X |
| MSN: | 2619 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4586 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O&VO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Edgewood, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Angelo, TX (KSJT) |
| Albuquerque, NM (KABQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was at a cruise altitude of 12,000 feet in instrument meteorological conditions on an instrument-flight-rules flight plan when he experienced a total loss of engine power 6 minutes after switching fuel tanks. The pilot initiated an emergency descent and broke out of the clouds at approximately 300 feet above the ground and landed in a clearing with the landing gear retracted. The airplane slid approximately 300 feet and impacted a fence. The pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power while at cruise altitude for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N1216X
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2008 09:51 | harro | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 12:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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