# Incident 19990726023519I: Mooney M20C, Fairfax Station, VA, July 26, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1999, 08:10 local time
- Place: Fairfax Station, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7948° N, 77.3385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfax Station, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7948&lon=-77.3385&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7876V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7876V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 380 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990726023519I

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE AT ABOUT 1500", ENGINE QUIT, PILOT LANDED ON RT. 123. MINOR DAMAGE TO GEAR DOOR.  LEFT TANK WAS COMPLETELY DRY, RIGHT TANK FULL.  FUEL SELECTOR ON LEFT TANK.  PILOT SAID HE ASSUMED TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF BUT DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THEM.  AIRCRAFT STARTED RIGHT UP ON RIGHT TANK.

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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