# Incident 19980217011179I: Mooney M20E, Laredo, TX, February 17, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1998, 19:00 local time
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5064° N, 99.5075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laredo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5064&lon=-99.5075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79368, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79368) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 45 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980217011179I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 18, 1998, AT 19:30 HOURS, A MOONEY-20-E OWNED BY ALLEN HOLMGREEN, AND OPERATED BY ROBERT B. CLAYTON OUT OF SAN ANTONIO, TX LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD LOCATED ON THE CALAHAN RANCH IN LAREDO, TX DURING AN AIRCRAFT DELIVERY. MR. CLAYTON REPORTED TO LRD ATC AT 18:53 THAT HE WAS OUT OF FUEL DESCENDING THROUGH 5000'. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN SAN ANTONIO ON 2-18-98 AT APPROXIMATELY 18:00 HOURS. ROBERT ARISPE AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N79368 (1)

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

- [Incident 20050725016869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050725016869I), Jul 25, 2005: Mooney M20E (N79368), Weslaco, TX, Minor damage. (-23) This was a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country flight from laredo to brownsville. Near Weslaco the aircraft engine lost power and quit. The pilot in…

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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