# Accident 19990503043219A: Mooney M20E, Cedar City, UT, May 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1999, 14:53 local time
- Place: Cedar City, UT
- Airport: Cedar City Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5905° N, 113.1899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5905&lon=-113.1899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5594Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5594Q-2001-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990503043219A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN99FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA071), May 3, 1999: Mooney M20E (N5594Q), Cedar City, UT, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations. Factors were the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the obscuring weather conditions.

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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