# Accident 20040101011969A: Mooney M20R, Sheridan, AR, January 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2004, 15:15 local time
- Place: Sheridan, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3283° N, 92.3508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3283&lon=-92.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5284C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5284C-2008-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 1,825 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040101011969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 1, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 CST, A MOONEY M20R, N5284C, PILOTED BY THE AIRCRAFT OWNER MR. JOSEPH KOENIG WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE DIVERTING TO SHERIDAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (9M8) NEAR SHERIDAN, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT HAD REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WAS IN SIGHT OF THE SHERIDAN AIRPORT AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FUELED AT THE WALNUT RIDGE AIRPORT IN WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS (ARG) WITH 82 GALLONS OF FUEL. AT THIS TIME THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS NOT KNOWN.

## 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 FTW04LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA053), Jan 1, 2004: Mooney M20R (N5284C), Sheridan, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel tank selector. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the 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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