# Accident 19900203001519A: Mooney M20K, Winter Haven, FL, February 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9706° N, 81.8893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9706&lon=-81.8893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1173E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1173E-2014-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,766 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900203001519A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED IN AN ORANGE GROVE.FAILED TO ASCERTAIN VISUALLY ENOUGH FUEL FOR FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA90LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA065), Feb 3, 1990: Mooney M-20K-231 (N1173E), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO PROPERLY PRE-FLIGHT THE AIRPLANE AND ASSURE THAT AN ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY WAS ONBOARD TO COMPLETE THE INTENDED FLIGHT. THIS RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL…

## Other reports on N1173E (1)

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

- [Incident 19860427032999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860427032999I), Apr 27, 1986: Mooney M20K (N1173E), Atlanta, GA. Entered tca without a clearance.

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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