# Accident 20080908844239A: Mooney M20J, Hackettstown, NJ, September 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2008, 16:15 local time
- Place: Hackettstown, NJ
- Airport: Hackettstown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8186° N, 74.8531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8186&lon=-74.8531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N301KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080908844239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT HACKETTSTOWN AIRPORT.  HE RECEIVED 15 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK.  HE PERFORMED A QUICK TURN-AROUND AND DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 23.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROX 25 FT IN THE AIR WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED SUDDENLY.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GRASS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED TO THE END OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY WHERE IT RAN INTO TREES ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC08LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA311), Sep 8, 2008: Mooney M20J (N301KC), Hackettstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adhere to the airplane manufacturer's published preflight inspection procedures, enabling water to remain undetected in the fuel system, which resulted in a complete loss of…

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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