# Accident 19980816037929A: Mooney M20F, Rockhill, SC, August 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1998, 15:10 local time
- Place: Rockhill, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9308° N, 81.0192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9308&lon=-81.0192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6411Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6411Q-1998-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 536 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980816037929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 16, 1998, ABOUT 1510 EST A MOONEY 20-F, N6411Q MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A SOY BEAN FIELD AND CAME TO REST ON AN EMBANKMENT EXTENDING ITS FUSELAGE ONTO A COUNTY ROAD THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINEPOWER ENROUTE TO MONROE COUNTY AIPORT IN NORTH CAROLINA.

## 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 MIA98LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA227), Aug 16, 1998: Mooney M-20F (N6411Q), Rockhill, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management which led to fuel exhaustion.

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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