# Accident 19890408006959A: Mooney M20E, St Paul, MN, April 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1989, 08:00 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: Lake Elmo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9901° N, 92.8999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9901&lon=-92.8999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9424V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9424V-2013-05-22) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 227 total, 109 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890408006959A

## Narrative

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

TWO MILES FROM TAKEOFF LOST FUEL PRESSURE. SWITCHED ON FUEL PUMP, ENGINE QUIT. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 MKC89LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA088), Apr 8, 1989: Mooney M20E (N9424V), Lake Elmo, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL TANK SELECTOR IMPROPERLY POSITIONED, EMERGENCY PROCEDURE IMPROPERLY PERFORMED BY THE PILOT, AND FUEL STARVATION.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.