19990503043219A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Cedar City, UT · May 3, 1999

Date: May 3, 1999 · 14:53 local
Place: Cedar City, UT
Airport: Cedar City Municipal
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5594Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN99FA071
Reported as: Mooney M20E
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3

N5594QRegistration cancelled Jan 20, 2001 · Mooney M20ES/N 645 Airframe modelMooney M20E

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The a/c was destroyed during a forced off airport landing attempt caused by fuel starvation. Instrument meteorological conditions prevail during the flight from boulder, CO.-nucla, co-Cedar City, UT. The pilot was on an IFR approach.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE A/C WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED OFF AIRPORT LANDING ATTEMPT CAUSED BY FUEL STARVATION. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAIL DURING THE FLIGHT FROM BOULDER, CO.-NUCLA, CO-CEDAR CITY, UT. THE PILOT WAS ON AN IFR APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN99FA071Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCedar City, UTThe pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations. Factors were the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the obscuring weather conditions.May 3, 1999 · Destroyed