# Accident 19921124051059A: Mooney M20D, Darien, GA, November 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1992, 04:25 local time
- Place: Darien, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3709° N, 81.4208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3709&lon=-81.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6742U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6742U-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20D (registry code 5870210, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (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 M20D
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921124051059A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LAND AT DESTINATION AND ALTERNATE. RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE TO ANOTHER ALTERNATE. INADEQUATE FUEL RESERVE

## 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 ATL93LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA027), Nov 24, 1992: Mooney M20D (N6742U), Darien, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS WERE FOG AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE AVAILABLE EN ROUTE WEATHER SOURCES.

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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