# Incident 19820128005969I: Mooney M20A, Flemingsburg, KY, January 28, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Flemingsburg, KY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4246° N, 83.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flemingsburg, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4246&lon=-83.7405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6072X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6072X-1991-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 280 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820128005969I

## Narrative

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

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 19880127001509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880127001509A), Jan 27, 1988: Mooney M20A (N6072X), La Porte, IN, Substantial damage. Engine failure at cruise. Over shot on force landing. Struck a fence. Found #3 cylinder had failed. Improper torque
- [Accident 19790626031309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790626031309A), Jun 26, 1979: Mooney M20A (N6072X), Hillsdale, KS, Substantial damage. Engine began backfiring. Landed in field. Overshot, hit fence. Found sheared engine accessory drive gear pin.

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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