# Incident 19960530045509I: Mooney M20C, Charlottesville, VA, May 30, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1996, 19:00 local time
- Place: Charlottesville, VA
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0377° N, 78.4854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlottesville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0377&lon=-78.4854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6753U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6753U-2010-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530045509I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE PROBLEM INBOUND. LANDED TWO MILES SHORT OF AIRPORT IN PASTURE. NO FUEL ON BOARD. PILOT COUNSELED.

## Other reports on N6753U (1)

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

- [Accident 20011117037929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011117037929A), Nov 17, 2001: Mooney M20C (N6753U), Highsprings, FL, No damage. (-23) At approximately 09:45 CST on 18 November, 2001, Mr. David j. gentry operated his Mooney M-20C, N6753U on an IFR flight from shelby county airport (eet),…

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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