ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69801
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 November 2009 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20C Ranger |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6896U |
| MSN: | 2573 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8527 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Asheville, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Winston-Salem, NC (INT) |
| Asheville, NC (AVL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was about 8,000 feet above mean sea level on an instrument flight rules flight when the pilot reported a total loss of engine power to air traffic control (ATC). Upon request of the pilot, ATC provided vectors to a nearby airport. When it became apparent that the airplane would not make it, the pilot elected to land in an empty field divided by a line of trees. As the airplane made its final approach, its right wing impacted a tree, causing the airplane to swing around and impact the ground nose first before coming to rest inverted. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported no visual indication or odor of fuel at the accident site. The wreckage recovery crew also reported that no fuel was observed during the recovery process. A wreckage examination revealed no discrepancy with the airplane’s fuel system. The pilot stated that the airplane was topped off 17 days prior to the accident and that he flew four flights for a total of 4 hours, including the accident flight.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 August 1983 | N6869U | Private | 0 | Midland, TX | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2009 20:56 | slowkid | Added |
| 03-Nov-2009 23:25 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 17:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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