# Accident 20091103050959A: Mooney M20C, Fairview, NC, November 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2009, 17:20 local time
- Place: Fairview, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4967° N, 82.4078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4967&lon=-82.4078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6896U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6896U-2013-08-06) (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: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,053 total, 0 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091103050959A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED UPSIDE DOWN IN FIELD DUE OF LOSS OF POWER.  DURING THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE RIGHT WING STUCK A TREE.  NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL AT CRASH SCENE NOTED BY FIRST RESPONDERS OF BOTH THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE OFFICERS.

## 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 ERA10LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA047), Nov 3, 2009: Mooney M20C (N6896U), Fairview, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning.

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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