# Incident 20020905022679I: Mooney M20E, Caribou, ME, September 5, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2002, 18:15 local time
- Place: Caribou, ME
- Airport: Caribou Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8716° N, 68.0182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CARIBOU MUNI (CAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8716&lon=-68.0182&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1235X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1235X) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,845 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020905022679I

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS ON-SCENE SHOWED NO FUEL IN EITHER TANK. THE PILOT HAS STATED FUEL EXHAUSTION WAS A FACTOR. NO MAINTENANCE ISSUES ARE PRESENT, SO FUEL MANAGEMENT IS CURRENTLY THE FOCUS OF THE INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N1235X (1)

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

- [Incident 19870616068829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870616068829I), Jun 16, 1987: Mooney M20E (N1235X), Waukegan/Chicag, IL, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the gear after maneuvers in the pattern for traffic. Landed gear up.

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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