19870920058969A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Aspen, CO · September 20, 1987

Date
September 20, 1987 · 12:18 local
Place
Aspen, CO
Airport
Sardy
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6874U
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87LA242
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
138 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Ran out of fuel 4 miles short of destination. Landed in a field. Reported destroyed but no indication of same.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL 4 MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION. LANDED IN A FIELD. REPORTED DESTROYED BUT NO INDICATION OF SAME.

NTSB investigation

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