# Accident 19961014032149A: Mooney M20F, Griffin, GA, October 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1996, 09:40 local time
- Place: Griffin, GA
- Airport: Griffin-Spalding County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2397° N, 84.2705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2397&lon=-84.2705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6434Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961014032149A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH. HIT A FENCE TRYING FOR A ROAD. FUEL CONTAINED SAND RUST SEALANT AND DEBRIS. ORIGIN UNKNOWN. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 ATL97LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA005), Oct 14, 1996: Mooney M-20F (N6434Q), Griffin, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel system contamination that resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was rough terrain at the emergency landing site.

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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