# Accident 19870920058969A: Mooney M20K, Aspen, CO, September 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1987, 12:18 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Sardy
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1896° N, 106.8197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1896&lon=-106.8197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6874U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6874U-1989-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870920058969A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN87LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA242), Sep 20, 1987: Mooney M20K (N6874U), Aspen, CO, destroyed

## Other reports on N6874U (1)

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

- [Accident 19740805025279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740805025279A), Aug 5, 1974: Mooney M20C (N6874U), Sheridan, WY, Substantial damage. Low fuel,flew past poss alt arpt. Collided with sage brush and bank adj to dirt road.

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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