Accident Mooney M20E C-FDRN,
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Date:Sunday 8 February 1987
Time:14:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic M20P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mooney M20E
Owner/operator:Ferenc Foldy
Registration: C-FDRN
MSN: 106
Year of manufacture:1963
Total airframe hrs:4267 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING IO-360
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:St.louis, MO -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PIC WAS CLRD BY TWR TO LND RWY 30L. THE TWR ADVZD THE PIC THAT HIS GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THE PIC RSPND WITH 'I KNOW THAT AND I HAVE LOST ENG PWR TOO'. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED SHORT OF THE RWY. FAA MAINT INSP OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO FUEL IN THE TANKS. SUBSEQUENT INSP CONFIRMED NO FUEL IN THE SYSTEM. THE PIC DID NOT RESPOND TO REPEATED REQUESTS FOR FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCIDENT.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MKC87LA049
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MKC87LA049

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
23 October 1983 N6611U Marvin A. Dupree 0 Ama, LA w/o

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