# Accident 19840220003979A: Mooney M20F, Defuniak Spring, FL, February 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1984, 17:33 local time
- Place: Defuniak Spring, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8502° N, 86.1994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8502&lon=-86.1994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3455X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3455X-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 567 total, 549 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840220003979A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. OTHER WAS FULL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA84LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA088), Feb 20, 1984: Mooney M-20F (N3455X), Defuniak Spring, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3455X (1)

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

- [Accident 19970811021369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970811021369A), Aug 11, 1997: Mooney M20F (N3455X), Tallahassee, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost power night enroute. Crash landed in trees short of emergency airport. Tlh. Crankshaft had broken. (-23) the student pilot and flight instructor was on a…

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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