ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352658
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| Date: | Thursday 9 September 1999 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5586Q |
| MSN: | 257 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3275 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Edna, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mountain Home, AR |
| (26R) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane impacted the terrain during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power during the cross country flight. The pilot diverted the flight toward the nearest airport; however, the airplane landed in a field approximately 3 miles south of the airport. During the pilot's preflight planning, fuel consumption was calculated at 8 gallons per hour with 45 gallons usable fuel. The pilot reported that the engine had recently been overhauled, and the 'fuel consumption was apparently greater than normal,' and he 'failed to account for this and ran out of fuel.'
Probable Cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99LA254
History of this aircraft
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| 30 June 1989 | N1950Y | Walter Sadauskas | 0 | Weirton, WV | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Mar-2024 12:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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