# Accident 19900803034859A: Mooney M20C, Roswell, NM, August 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1990, 11:47 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Roswell Industrial Air Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6395° N, 104.3799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6395&lon=-104.3799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5677Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5677Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 270 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803034859A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB, ENGINE QUIT. SWITCHED TANKS. LANDED WHEELS UP IN DESERT,RIGHT TANK EMPTY. LEFT TANK HAD FUEL.

## 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 DEN90LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA167), Aug 3, 1990: Mooney M20C (N5677Q), Roswell, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LANDING IN SOFT TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FUEL STARVATION INDUCED POWER LOSS, FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS, IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL…

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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