# Accident 19940724019169A: Mooney M20C, Meriden, CT, July 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1994, 17:00 local time
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Airport: Meriden Markham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5085° N, 72.8102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5085&lon=-72.8102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6842N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6842N-1995-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 755 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940724019169A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LOW ALTITUDE. STALLED IN STEEP LEFT TURN. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNKNOWN. SELECTOR FULL TANK. NO FUEL IN CARB.

## 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 NYC94FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA135), Jul 24, 1994: Mooney M20C (N6842N), Wallingford, CT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to exhaust the fuel supply in the selected tank in-flight, and his failure to maintain the minimum stall speed during engine out conditions. This resulted in a complete loss of…

## Other reports on N6842N (1)

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

- [Incident 19930724035079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930724035079I), Jul 24, 1993: Mooney M20C (N6842N), Middletown, DE. Pilot started engine at full throttle. Struck a hangar and parked aircraft before coming to a stop.

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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