ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347664
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Date: | Monday 30 October 2023 |
Time: | 18:30 |
Type: | Mooney M20K 231 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N1167J |
MSN: | 25-0690 |
Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Lamar, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Centralia Municipal Airport, IL (ENL/KENL) |
Destination airport: | Southeast Colorado Regional Airport, CO (KLAA) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot reported that about 4 hours and 15 minutes after departure, the engine lost all power. The pilot was successful in restoring engine power by switching fuel tanks and turning on the auxiliary fuel pump. However, the engine lost all power again about 5 miles from the destination runway. The pilot conducted a forced landing to a field, during which the airplane struck a fence resulting in substantial damage to both wings.
Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the fuel tanks contained no usable fuel. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193338 https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/201123883/n1167j-1982-mooney-m20k-231 Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Nov-2023 17:59 |
Captain Adam |
Added |
28-Jan-2024 11:35 |
Captain Adam |
Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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