35.0845° N, 106.6511° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 1, 1984 · 12:15 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1266X
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
203 total55 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
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.
Ran out of fuel on final at destination. Crash landed short of the runway. Misjudged fuel and distance ratio.
As the FAA filed it
RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL AT DESTINATION. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. MISJUDGED FUEL AND DISTANCE RATIO.