# Accident 19900125001639A: Mooney M20A, Hilton Head Is, SC, January 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1990, 19:30 local time
- Place: Hilton Head Is, SC
- Airport: Hilton Head Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3500° N, 80.6792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3500&lon=-80.6792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8199E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8199E-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,420 total, 3 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900125001639A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. STRUCK A TREE ON FORCED LANDING. NO FUEL ONBOARD. PLANNED FLIGHT NINE MINUTES.

## 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 ATL90LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA057), Jan 26, 1990: Mooney M20A (N8199E), Parris Island, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO INSURE THAT SUFFICIENT FUEL WAS ABOARD FOR THE FLIGHT, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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