# Accident 20011117037929A: Mooney M20C, Highsprings, FL, November 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2001, 13:30 local time
- Place: Highsprings, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7996° N, 82.5893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of High Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7996&lon=-82.5893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6753U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6753U-2010-11-16) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011117037929A

## Narrative

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

(-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^

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6753U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960530045509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530045509I), May 30, 1996: Mooney M20C (N6753U), Charlottesville, VA. Engine problem inbound. Landed two miles short of airport in pasture. No fuel on board. Pilot counseled.

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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