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Accident

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · San Antonio, TX · August 28, 1981

Date: August 28, 1981 · 23:50 local
Place: San Antonio, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N55FE
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW81FRG61
Reported as: Mooney M20E
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,431 total1,215 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N55FERegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2018 · Mooney M20ES/N 619 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Landed on freeway out of fuel. Refueled. Wingtip struck photographer standing on edge of road during takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON FREEWAY OUT OF FUEL. REFUELED. WINGTIP STRUCK PHOTOGRAPHER STANDING ON EDGE OF ROAD DURING TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW81FRG61Accident · No injuriesClosedSan Antonio, TXAug 28, 1981 · Minor damage

Other reports on N55FE · 2

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

Accident 20110629013029ACruise/Level Flight · Jacksonville, TXOn June 29 2011 the dallas FSDO received a phone call of N55FE piloted by [privacy data omitted] crashing in a field 6 miles east of the town of frankston Texas. At 09:00 local, [privacy data omitted] originated his flight out of aero estate (T25) en route to…Jun 29, 2011 · Substantial damage Incident 19881127066349IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Garden City, KSFuel exhaustion on an IFR crosscountry flight. Landed on a road. One fuel gauge was registering 25 pounds.Nov 27, 1988 · Minor damage