# Accident 19930421009769A: Mooney M20E, Starkville, MS, April 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1993, 15:30 local time
- Place: Starkville, MS
- Airport: George M Bryan Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4500° N, 88.8207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4500&lon=-88.8207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7985Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7985Q-1993-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930421009769A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA93LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA107), Apr 21, 1993: Mooney M20E (N7985Q), Starkville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING AND IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES AND TERRAIN.

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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