# Accident 19970808028249A: Mooney M20K, Lakeport, CA, August 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: Lakeport, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3107° N, 120.2699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3107&lon=-120.2699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321RM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321RM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970808028249A

## Narrative

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

ON MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED. FUEL TANK WORK. AIR IN SYSTEM USING FULL OTHER TANK.

## 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 LAX97LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA282), Aug 8, 1997: Mooney M20K (N321RM), Lakeport, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure that the fuel selector was positioned to a tank containing fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation, and a forced landing shortly after takeoff.

## Other reports on N321RM (2)

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

- [Incident 20090723015779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090723015779I), Jul 23, 2009: Mooney M20K (N321RM), Georgetown, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot failed to lower landing gear for landing.
- [Incident 19990807024419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990807024419I), Aug 7, 1999: Mooney M20K (N321RM), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On 08/07/99, at 1420 PDT, a Mooney M20K, N321RM, registered to ronald louis dona departed Mather field (mhr) enroute to cameron park (O61). After the…

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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