# Accident 20071215829159A: Mooney M20C, Phillipsburg, KS, December 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2007, 22:47 local time
- Place: Phillipsburg, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7375° N, 99.3175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7375&lon=-99.3175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63LH-2018-01-29) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071215829159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 12, 2007 AT 0439Z THE PILOT ADVISED ATC THAT HE NEEDED VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE PILOT ADVISED THAT HE WAS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 8500 FEET MSL AND HAD LOST ENGINE POWER. THE CONTROLLER PROVIDED VECTORS TO PHILLIPSBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PHG) ALONG WITH AIRPORT INFORMATION, INCLUDING AIRPORT LIGHTING ACTIVATION INFORMATION. AT 0444Z THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD AIRPORT LIGHTS ON AND THOUGHT HE COULD MAKE THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT, STRIKING TREES AND COMING TO REST ON A SNOW-COVERED CREEK EMBANKMENT. A POST-IMPACT FIRE RESULTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BREAKING APART IN THE TREES. THE PILOT SUFFERED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS WHILE THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS. THE PILOT'S DOG PERISHED IN THE FIRE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO USE HIS CELL PHONE TO CALL FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN TO A WICHITA HOSPITAL VIA AIR AMBULANCE.

## 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 DEN08LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA041), Dec 16, 2007: Mooney M20C (N63LH), Phillipsburg, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: Total loss of engine power due to contamination of the carburetor, total blockage of the fuel inlet screen, and partial blockage of the fuel lines and fittings. Contributing to the accident were the…

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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