# Incident 19850301046529I: Mooney M20E, Grand Rapids, MI, March 1, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1985, 19:51 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent Co International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71SB-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850301046529I

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR ILS. FLEW DEAD STICK APPROACH AND LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N71SB (1)

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

- [Accident 19870717079219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870717079219A), Jul 17, 1987: Mooney M20E (N71SB), Vail, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into canyon which ended in a tight bowl. Attempted to reverse direction. Stalled. Crashed into trees.

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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