# Accident 19970810021599A: Mooney M20C, Woods Cross, UT, August 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1997
- Place: Woods Cross, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.8800° N, 111.8201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8800&lon=-111.8201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9666M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9666M-2013-05-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970810021599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED IN PRAKING LOT OFR FUEL DELIVERY TANKERS, RIGHT WING STRUCK CABOVER TRACTOR, TORE FUSELAGE.

## 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 SEA97LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA184), Aug 10, 1997: Mooney M20C (N9666M), Bountiful, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management which resulted in fuel starvation.

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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