19821209069039I

Incident

FAA incident report · Mooney M-20G · Victoria, TX · December 9, 1982

Date: December 9, 1982 · 08:00 local
Place: Victoria, TX
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N893MA
Reported as: Mooney M20G
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 550 total38 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N893MARegistration cancelled Sep 29, 2008 · Mooney M-20GS/N 680114 · Built 1968 Airframe modelMooney M-20G Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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.

Left fuel tank sump did not seat properly on preflight. Leaked excessively during flight. Ran out of fuel.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT FUEL TANK SUMP DID NOT SEAT PROPERLY ON PREFLIGHT. LEAKED EXCESSIVELY DURING FLIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL.

Other reports on N893MA · 1

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

Incident 19831019069699IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Port Mansfield, TXLoud noise and vibration. Shut engine down. On landing found a piston had knocked a hole in the engine case.Oct 19, 1983 · Minor damage