19930421009769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Starkville, MS · April 21, 1993

Date
April 21, 1993 · 15:30 local
Place
Starkville, MS
Airport
George M Bryan Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7985Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA93LA107
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total400 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Low on fuel diverted to near airport but ran out on final. Blamed inaccurate fuel gauges.

As the FAA filed it

LOW ON FUEL DIVERTED TO NEAR AIRPORT BUT RAN OUT ON FINAL. BLAMED INACCURATE FUEL GAUGES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.