# Incident 20080518834999I: Mooney M20C, Miami, FL, May 18, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2008, 13:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6523U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6523U-2010-03-09) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080518834999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE ENROUTE FROM GREAT HARBOR, BAHAMAS TO KENDELL-TAMIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT IN MIAMI, FL.  AIRCRAFT LANEDED IN BISCAYNE BAY A FEW YARDS FROM LAND.  WHEN INSPECTORS INVESTIGATED THE AIRCRAFT THE FOLLOWING DAY, THERE APPEARED TO BE ONLY ABOUT ONE OUNCE OF FUEL REMAINING ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT LOCATED IN THE COLLECTOR BOWL UNDERNEATH THE CARBUREATOR.

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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