# Accident 19921013043139A: Mooney M20J, Mexia, TX, October 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1992, 23:00 local time
- Place: Mexia, TX
- Airport: Mexia-Limestone Co Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6708° N, 96.4798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6708&lon=-96.4798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201BL-1993-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1D6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 60 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921013043139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN TALL GRASS OFF AIRPORT. JET FUEL IN TANKS FROM SELF SERVICE FUEL STATION.

## 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 FTW93LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA012), Oct 14, 1992: Mooney M20J (N201BL), Mexia, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FUELED THE AIRCRAFT WITH JET FUEL INSTEAD OF AVAITION GASOLINE. FACTORS WERE THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING AND THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N201BL (1)

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

- [Incident 19821130065689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821130065689I), Nov 30, 1982: Mooney M20J (N201BL), Texarkana, AR, Minor damage. Pilot flared high on approach and made a hard landing. Did not have a check-out in type. No instrument rating.

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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