# Accident 20080709840779A: Mooney M20, Rogers, AR, July 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2008, 11:58 local time
- Place: Rogers, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3700° N, 94.1033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3700&lon=-94.1033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7072V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7072V-2012-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,950 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080709840779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 0, 2008, AT 1158 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, A MOONEY M20 RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING NEAR ROGERS ARKANSAS AFTER THE PILOT ADVISED ATC THAT "SHE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH GAS AND WOULD LAND IN A FIELD" DURING THE APPROACH TO ROGERS ARKANSAS AIRPORT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO DOUBLE J AVIATION LLC, 1122 OWENS ROAD, AUBURN ALABAMA 36830-2518 AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE AND WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE CFR 14, PART 91 CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.  THE FLIGHT WAS TERMINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 DFW08CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA180), Jul 9, 2008: Mooney M20 (N7072V), Rogers, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision.

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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