# Accident 19791221034919A: Mooney M20J, Waterloo, WI, December 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Waterloo, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1832° N, 88.9904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterloo, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1832&lon=-88.9904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201UW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201UW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,449 total, 401 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80IEP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80IEP10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221034919A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL ON AN IFR FLGHT.

## 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 CHI80IEP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80IEP10), Dec 21, 1979: Mooney M20J (N201UW), Waterloo, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N201UW (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190712022879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190712022879I), Jul 12, 2019: Mooney M20J (N201UW), Gary, IN, Minor damage. Pilot was landing on runway 2 at Gary airport (kgyy). Video taken by passenger was reviewed. It showed that the airplane bounced six times during landing.…
- [Incident 20130529008819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130529008819I), May 29, 2013: Mooney M20J (N201UW), Wheeling, IL, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff from pwk runway 16 after reporting loss of elevator control. Witnesses saw the aircraft bounce several times down the runway. The…
- [Incident 20120925023089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120925023089I), Sep 25, 2012: Mooney M20J (N201UW), Wheeling, IL, Minor damage. N201UW was cleared to land on rwy 16 at Chicago Executive Airport (kpwk). The pilot did not extend the landing gear and thus landed "gear up" on rwy 16. There…
- [Incident 19840724037369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840724037369I), Jul 24, 1984: Mooney M20J (N201UW), Richland Center, WI. Landed too fast on a short runway. Unable to stop. A wing tip struck a fence off the end of the runway.

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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