# Accident 20020607017649A: Mooney M20E, Placerville, CA, June 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2002, 18:12 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7047° N, 120.6494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7047&lon=-120.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1285X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1285X-2005-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020607017649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO PLACERVILLE, WHEN ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ENGINE WAS MISFIRING AND THE PILOT WAS ROCKING THE WINGS. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED LANDED AT STARKS GRADE. WITNESSES ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL COMING FROM THE FUEL LINES AND NO FUEL COMING FROM THE TANKS. THERE WAS ALSO NO FUEL ON THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX02LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA187), Jun 8, 2002: Mooney M20E (N1285X), Placerville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which led to fuel exhaustion.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.