# Incident 19811114082049I: Mooney M20C, Vicksburg, MS, November 14, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Vicksburg, MS
- Airport: Vicksburg
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2391° N, 90.9282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VICKSBURG MUNI (VKS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2391&lon=-90.9282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2959L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2959L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 416 total, 116 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811114082049I

## Narrative

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

ZA PILOT LANDED SHORT WHEN ENGINE QUIT FROM LACK OF FUEL IN SELECTED TANK BUT WITH FUEL LEFT IN OTHER TANK.

## Other reports on N2959L (2)

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

- [Incident 19980609025939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980609025939I), Jun 9, 1998: Mooney M20C (N2959L), Beaumont Port A, TX, Minor damage. During on site investigation, airworthiness inspectors could not find any mechanical malfunctions of the mooneys landing gear. Nearing the completion of the on…
- [Incident 19870101005679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870101005679I), Jan 1, 1987: Mooney M20C (N2959L), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft was landed with the gear up.

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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