# Accident 19971103031729A: Mooney M20C, Ozona, TX, November 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1997, 13:35 local time
- Place: Ozona, TX
- Airport: Ozona Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6996° N, 101.2001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6996&lon=-101.2001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1360W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1360W) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971103031729A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWR NEAR FUEL STOP DESTINATION OZA LANDED IN PASTURE. DAMAGED WINGS ON SCRUB TREES. FUEL WAS DEPLETED. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 3, 1997, AT 1335, CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A MOONEY M20C AIRPLANE, N1360W, PILOTED BY GLEN A. PRUET, EN ROUTE TO OZONA, TEXAS, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN PASTURE 6 MILES NORTH EAST OF OZONA, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH LANDING GEAR EXTRACTED, HITTING SOME MESQUITE TREES WITH THE WINGS. BOTH OUTBOARD END OF WINGS HAD DAMAGE TO SPARES AND THE FUSELAGE BUCKLED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE PILOT AT THE SCENE REPORTED OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. FUEL CAPS WERE REMOVED TO VERIFY FUEL DEPLETION.

## 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 FTW98LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA042), Nov 3, 1997: Mooney M20C (N1360W), Ozona, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, which led to fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. A related factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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