# Accident 20110510009619A: Mooney M20R, Ravenna, OH, May 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2011, 17:45 local time
- Place: Ravenna, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2103° N, 81.2517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2103&lon=-81.2517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9149R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9149R-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,044 total, 225 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110510009619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AKRON FULTON AIRPORT (AKR) AT APPROX. 1530 LCL, MAY 10, 2011.  PILOT LEVELED AIRCRAFT AT 3,200 MSL.  WITHIN MINUTES OF LEVEL-OFF, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE.ON FINAL APPROACH TO AN OPEN FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE.  THE AIRPLANE CRASHED IN THE OPEN FIELD OF INTENDED LANDING.POST-CRASH INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING FUEL TANK HAD APPROX. 30 - 40 GALLONS OF FUEL AFTER THE CRASH.  THE RIGHT WING WAS SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE.INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALS NO PROBLEMS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUN USING THE FUEL FROM THE LEFT WING.  THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE RAN AND IDLED  WITHOUT ISSUE. AMENDED 05/11/2012: CORRECTED TOTAL AIRFRAME HOURS (ACTUAL HOURS ARE 2050.4).

## 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 CEN11FA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA340), May 10, 2011: Mooney M20R (N9149R), Ravenna, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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