# Accident 19921129048219A: Mooney M20K, Orange, VA, November 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1992, 14:15 local time
- Place: Orange, VA
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2404° N, 78.1092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2404&lon=-78.1092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231JU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231JU-1996-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 133 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921129048219A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. REVERSED COURSE BUT LANDED SHORT. WATER IN FUEL AND IN FUEL SOURCE.

## 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 BFO93LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA015), Nov 29, 1992: Mooney M20K (N231JU), Orange, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL, AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

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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