# Accident 19790909028509A: Mooney M20C, Waverly, IA, September 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1979, 21:30 local time
- Place: Waverly, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7220° N, 92.4695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waverly, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7220&lon=-92.4695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6419U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 55 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909028509A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. MADE BELLY-LANDING IN FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC79DCD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD38), Sep 9, 1979: Mooney M20C (N6419U), Waverly, IA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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