# Accident 20051201029439A: Mooney M20A, Trona, CA, December 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2005, 17:30 local time
- Place: Trona, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6867° N, 117.6978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6867&lon=-117.6978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6004X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6004X-2006-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (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 M20A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 89 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051201029439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE FLYING WESTWARD TO INYO-KERN AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SPUTTERED, THEN QUIT. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY 178 NORTH, BETWEEN WESTEND AND TRONA, CA.

## 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 LAX06CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA050), Dec 2, 2005: Mooney M20A (N6004X), China Lake, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and fuel consumption calculations.

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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