# Accident 19920301004869A: Mooney M20C, Mt Pleasant, SC, March 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1992, 16:14 local time
- Place: Mt Pleasant, SC
- Airport: East Cooper Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8994° N, 80.0591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8994&lon=-80.0591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6748U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6748U-2014-12-03) (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 O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 683 total, 660 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920301004869A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED IN TREES. RIGHT FUEL TANK EMPTY. LEFT TANK VENT FOULED BY DIRT DAUBER.

## 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 ATL92LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA052), Mar 1, 1992: Mooney M20C (N6748U), Charleston, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE BLOCKED FUEL VENT.

## Other reports on N6748U (1)

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

- [Incident 19780427013839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780427013839I), Apr 27, 1978: Mooney M20C (N6748U), Hartford, CT, Minor damage. All three gears collapsed as plane was taxied off taxiway onto grass.

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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