# Incident 19821209069039I: Mooney M20G, Victoria, TX, December 9, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1982, 08:00 local time
- Place: Victoria, TX
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8053° N, 97.0036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victoria, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8053&lon=-97.0036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N893MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N893MA-2008-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (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 M20G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 38 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821209069039I

## Narrative

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

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 19831019069699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831019069699I), Oct 19, 1983: Mooney M20G (N893MA), Port Mansfield, TX, Minor damage. Loud noise and vibration. Shut engine down. On landing found a piston had knocked a hole in the engine case.

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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