ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362649
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 November 1992 |
| Time: | 06:25 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6742U |
| MSN: | 168 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6603 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A1D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Darien, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tupelo, MS (KTUP) |
| Hilton Head Is., SC (49J) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A PRE-FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING WAS OBTAINED BY THE PILOT WHICH CONTAINED PRECAUTIONS REGARDING COASTAL FOG. NO RECORD WAS FOUND THAT ANY SUBSEQUENT REQUESTS FOR WEATHER INFORMATION WAS MADE, BY THE PILOT, UNTIL TERMINAL WEATHER WAS SOUGHT VIA AWOS. VISIBILITY WAS LISTED AS ONE HALF MILE, WITH PARTIAL OBSCURATION & A 100 FOOT CEILING. A VOR APPROACH WAS ATTEMPTED. AFTER A MISSED APPROACH, AN ILS APPROACH WAS ATTEMPTED AT AN AIRPORT PREVIOUSLY OVERFLOWN. A MISSED APPROACH AGAIN OCCURRED. EN ROUTE TO REQUESTED VFR CONDITIONS, THE FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED. A LANDING WAS MADE IN THE MEDIAN OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS WERE FOG AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE AVAILABLE EN ROUTE WEATHER SOURCES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL93LA027
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2024 08:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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