# Accident 20060709014149A: Mooney M20C, Eldorado, TX, July 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2006, 08:30 local time
- Place: Eldorado, TX
- Airport: Eldorado Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8605° N, 100.6049° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8605&lon=-100.6049&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6697U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6697U-2018-01-25) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 35 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060709014149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS WEST BOUND AT 8500 FEET. THE AIRPLANE LOST POWER AND PILOT ASKED ATC FOR VECTORS TO NEAREST AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE TRYING TO LAND IN FIELD QUARTER MILE FROM ELDORADO AIRPORT. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE.

## 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 DFW06CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA181), Jul 9, 2006: Mooney M20C (N6697U), Eldorado, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to switch fuel tanks during cruise flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced…

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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