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Incident

FAA incident report · Mooney M20A · Flemingsburg, KY · January 28, 1982

Date: January 28, 1982 · 16:00 local
Place: Flemingsburg, KY
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N6072X
Reported as: Mooney M20A
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 950 total280 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N6072XRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 1991 · Mooney M20AS/N 1668 Airframe modelMooney M20A

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot ran out of fuel on one tank while indicator was switched to other full tank. Did not switch tanks.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL ON ONE TANK WHILE INDICATOR WAS SWITCHED TO OTHER FULL TANK. DID NOT SWITCH TANKS.

Other reports on N6072X · 2

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

Accident 19880127001509AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · La Porte, INEngine failure at cruise. Over shot on force landing. Struck a fence. Found #3 cylinder had failed. Improper torqueJan 27, 1988 · Substantial damage Accident 19790626031309AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Hillsdale, KSEngine began backfiring. Landed in field. Overshot, hit fence. Found sheared engine accessory drive gear pin.Jun 26, 1979 · Substantial damage