# Accident 19841102062029A: Mooney M20C, Bay St Louis, MS, November 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1984, 19:00 local time
- Place: Bay St Louis, MS
- Airport: Diamond Head
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2707° N, 89.4792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2707&lon=-89.4792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9315V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9315V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,342 total, 130 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841102062029A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL EN ROUTE. VECTORED TO NEAR AIRPORT ;BUT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND LANDED IN A SWAMP HALF MILE SHORT.

## 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 ATL85LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA026), Nov 3, 1984: Mooney M20C (N9315V), Bay St. Louis, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9315V (1)

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

- [Incident 19800116017349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800116017349I), Jan 16, 1980: Mooney M20C (N9315V), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend landing gear. Gear warning horn not operative.

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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