# Incident 19980311006969I: Mooney M20K, Lafayette, LA, March 11, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1998, 19:56 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2203° N, 121.2599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2203&lon=-121.2599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3556H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3556H) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98IA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98IA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980311006969I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT FL240 OAT - 27 DEGREE C. STARTED DESCENT AND OBTAINED VECTORS FROM ATC TO KLAMATH. ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. UNABLE TO MAKE AIRPORT LANDED IN FIELD, RIGHT LANDING TORN FROM AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR FOLDED AND PROP DAMAGE. PILOT INDICATED HE HAD PREVIOUSLY DRAINED FUEL WITH WATER CONTAMINATION. BUT HAD DRAINED FUEL UNTIL CLEAR SAMPLES. COUNSELED AIRMAN ON PROCEDURES FOR CONTAMINATED FUEL.

## 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 SEA98IA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98IA044), Mar 12, 1998: Mooney M20K (N3556H), Klamath Falls, OR, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight which failed to detect water contaminated fuel that subsequently led to fuel icing at altitude, blockage of fuel lines which resulted in fuel starvation. A related…

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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