# Accident 19990730010329A: Mooney M20J, Mt Pleasant, TX, July 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Mt Pleasant, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1598° N, 94.9709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1598&lon=-94.9709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91FH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990730010329A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS EN ROUTE WHEN THE PILOT SMELLED FUEL AND DIVERTED TO MT. PLEASANT ARPT, THE ACFT LOST POWER ON FINAL APPROACH, AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 1/4 MILE NORTH OF THE ARPT. (-23) ENROUTE FROM M5A TO DWH PILOT SMELLED FUEL IN CABIN.  FUEL PRESSURE READ ZERO.  PILOT SELECTED AUX. PUMP. DIVERTED TO MOUNT PLEASANT TWENTY-THREE MILES AWAY.  LEFT FUEL TANK LIGHT ILLUMINATED.  PILOT LANDED LONG ONE-QUARTER MILE NORTH OF MT. PLEASANT AIRPORT IN OPEN FIELD.  AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED THROUGH FENCE AND IMPACTED TREES.

## 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 FTW99LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA206), Jul 30, 1999: Mooney M20J (N91FH), Mount Pleasant, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the fuel line fitting as a result of fatigue. A factors was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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