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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Long Beach, CA · April 30, 1987

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Date
April 30, 1987 · 08:28 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N231MW
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87FA198
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360GB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
690 total321 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N231MWRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2025 · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0200 · Built 1979Airframe modelMooney M20KEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fuel starvation on ILS short final. Struck building. Fuel selector on empty tank. Not signed off for filing IFR.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL STARVATION ON ILS SHORT FINAL. STRUCK BUILDING. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. NOT SIGNED OFF FOR FILING IFR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX87FA198Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportLong Beach, CAOn 4/28/87, after a flt from Long Beach to las vegas, the plt requested the left wing tank be svcd with 15 gal of fuel; no fuel was added to the rgt tank. Two days later, the plt took off on the return flt. Drg arrival at Long Beach, he was vectored for an…Apr 30, 1987 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N231MW · 2

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

Accident 20241017017339ALanding: Touchdown · Elizabeth, LAPIC was performing a landing on runway 18, upon touch down the aircraft bounced twice and PIC executed a go around. On climb out the aircraft crashed into the trees on the south side of the airport.Oct 17, 2024 · DestroyedIncident 20030328005139INormal Cruise · Grants, NM(-23) On March 28, 2003, at 1850 MST, a Mooney M-20K, N231MW, operated by the owner, lost power while in cruise during a personal cross-country flight near Grants, NM. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was…Mar 28, 2003 · Minor damage