# Accident 19931222047139A: Mooney M20E, St Louis, MO, December 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1993, 19:27 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6505° N, 90.5309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6505&lon=-90.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1249X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1249X-2002-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,874 total, 310 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931222047139A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON LOW FUEL VECTORED APPROACH. STRUCK TREES ONE MILE EAST OF AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI94LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA058), Dec 23, 1993: Mooney M-20E (N1249X), Chesterfield, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to assure an adequate fuel supply for the planned flight. Factors associated with the accident were the trees, unreliable fuel gauges and the pilot's decision to operate the…

## Other reports on N1249X (2)

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

- [Incident 19870807055769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870807055769I), Aug 7, 1987: Mooney M20E (N1249X), Bloomington-Nor, IL, Minor damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Landed in a field. Fuel servo was corroded internally.
- [Incident 19811226087009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811226087009I), Dec 26, 1981: Mooney M20E (N1249X), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Za engine failed enroute. Landed dead stick at airport. Cylinder stud mount failed, seperated cylinder.

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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