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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20A · Apache Junction, AZ · May 28, 1990

Date
May 28, 1990 · 12:42 local
Place
Apache Junction, AZ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8118E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA197
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel and crash landed on desert. Distracted by faulty mixture. Numerous landings and departures.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASH LANDED ON DESERT. DISTRACTED BY FAULTY MIXTURE. NUMEROUS LANDINGS AND DEPARTURES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.