# Accident 20090803857449A: Mooney M20F, Suffolk, VA, August 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2009, 17:00 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6761° N, 76.6011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6761&lon=-76.6011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3549N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3549N-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,548 total, 250 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA441) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090803857449A

## Narrative

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

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD, WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN, HE WAS UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE A TURN IN THE ROAD AND LOST DIRECTOINAL CONTROL. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A TREE, SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT AROUND, SHEARING OFF THE LANDING GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AFTER THE EMPENNAGE IMPACTED ANOTHER TREE.

## 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 ERA09LA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA441), Aug 3, 2009: Mooney M20F (N3549N), Suffolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s failure to accurately calculate the fuel required for the flight. Contributing to the accident was a malfunction of the fuel…

## Other reports on N3549N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000709035109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000709035109I), Jul 9, 2000: Mooney M20F (N3549N), Daggett, CA. (-23)While at cruise altitude, pilot noticed engine starting to run roughly. He noticed ATC and landed at nearest airport (dag). His mechanic found the front…

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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