# Incident 19961017042059I: Mooney M20C, Santa Clause, IN, October 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1996, 09:35 local time
- Place: Santa Clause, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1161° N, 86.9272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Claus, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1161&lon=-86.9272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6440U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,389 total, 800 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961017042059I

## Narrative

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

LEFT TANK RESEALED, SEALER DRYING. RIGHT TANK LOW FUEL. NO FUEL AT NEARBY FIELD. RAN OUT. LANDED GEAR UP ON ROAD.

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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