# Accident 20080830843799A: Mooney M20C, Lawrenceburg, TN, August 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2008, 11:05 local time
- Place: Lawrenceburg, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2497° N, 87.2492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2497&lon=-87.2492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6480U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6480U-2011-12-22) (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 O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 342 total, 36 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080830843799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS MISSING, RUNNING ROUGH OR HAD QUIT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. INVESTIGATOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, NTSB REPORTED THAT ONLY SMALL QUANTITY OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE SYSTEM. THE TANKS WERE TESTED BY FILLING THEM WITH WATER AND NO LEAKS WERE FOUND. THE PILOT WAS MAKING SEVERAL 180 DEGREE TURNS PRIOR TO IMPACT AT LOW ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A STEEP ANGLE AND ROTATED AROUND. FURTHER INVESTIGATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS.

## 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 NYC08FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA298), Aug 30, 2008: Mooney M20C (N6480U), Lawrenceburg, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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