# Accident 19910326007629A: Mooney M20C, Prior Lake, MN, March 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1991, 13:11 local time
- Place: Prior Lake, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7200° N, 93.4291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7200&lon=-93.4291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9692M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9692M-1991-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910326007629A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. WRECKAGE IN SOFT DIRT FIELD INDICATES A STALL DURING FORCED LANDING PRIOR IMPACT.

## 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 CHI91FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA116), Mar 26, 1991: Mooney M-20C (N9692M), Prior Lake, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE EXECUTING A FORCED LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND 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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