What happened
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(-23) At approximately 09:45 CST on 18 November, 2001, Mr. David j. gentry operated his Mooney M-20C, N6753U on an IFR flight from shelby county airport (eet), montgomery, Alabama to the gainesville regional airport (gnv) gainesville, Florida. Commencing his descent out of 7000 feet for his approach to the gainesville regional airport the engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. Jacksonville approach vectored him to rudy's airport alachua county near high springs, Florida. Unable to locate rudy's airport, Mr. Gentry executed an emergency landing in a farm pasture nearby. The aircraft sustained substantial damage with no injury to the pilot or passenger. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 09:45 CST ON 18 NOVEMBER, 2001, MR. DAVID J. GENTRY OPERATED HIS MOONEY M-20C, N6753U ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT (EET), MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA TO THE GAINESVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (GNV) GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA. COMMENCING HIS DESCENT OUT OF 7000 FEET FOR HIS APPROACH TO THE GAINESVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. JACKSONVILLE APPROACH VECTORED HIM TO RUDY'S AIRPORT ALACHUA COUNTY NEAR HIGH SPRINGS, FLORIDA. UNABLE TO LOCATE RUDY'S AIRPORT, MR. GENTRY EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARM PASTURE NEARBY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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