# Incident 19871215076859I: Mooney M20L, Center Point, TX, December 15, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1987, 17:30 local time
- Place: Center Point, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9346° N, 99.0478° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Center Point, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9346&lon=-99.0478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20XL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20XL-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20L (registry code 5870221, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871215076859I

## Narrative

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

TEST FLIGHT. PURPOSELY RAN RIGHT FUEL TANK DRY. COULD NOT RESTART ON OTHER TANK. FORCED LANDING. HIT FENCE.

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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