# Accident 19970920046469A: Mooney M20C, Pettigrew, AR, September 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1997, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pettigrew, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8179° N, 93.6485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pettigrew, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8179&lon=-93.6485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7045V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7045V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970920046469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM ROANOKE, TEXAS TO LAKEVIEW ARKANSAS, THE FUEL WAS GETTING LOW AND THE WEATHER WAS MOVING - THE PILOT ELECTED TO INITIATE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARMERS FIELD BEFORE IFR CONDITIONS BECAME AN ISSUE.

## 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 FTW97LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA358), Sep 20, 1997: Mooney M20C (N7045V), Pettigrew, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision. Factors were the prevailing low ceilings, the inaccurate flight and navigation instruments as result of the failure of the engine accessories vacuum pump and…

## Other reports on N7045V (1)

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

- [Incident 20120809016969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120809016969I), Aug 9, 2012: Mooney M20C (N7045V), Gulf Shores, AL, Minor damage. While landing runway 27 at Jack Edwards Airport (jka), Gulf Shores, Alabama, pilot became distracted and failed to extend the landing gear. Aircraft received…

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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