# Accident 20110629013029A: Mooney M20E, Jacksonville, TX, June 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2011, 09:20 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0817° N, 95.4517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0817&lon=-95.4517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55FE-2018-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,706 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA427) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110629013029A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 29 2011 THE DALLAS FSDO RECEIVED A PHONE CALL OF N55FE PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHING IN A FIELD 6 MILES EAST OF THE TOWN OF FRANKSTON TEXAS.AT 09:00 LOCAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ORIGINATED HIS FLIGHT OUT OF AERO ESTATE (T25) EN ROUTE TO RUSK COUNTY AIRPORT (KRFI) FOR FUEL. UPON REACHING 2000 FT MSL FOR CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER. SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A PASTURE FIELD. THE FIELD WAS MISJUDGED AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED THROUGH TWO CATTLE FENCE AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WALKED AWAY WITH NO INJURIES.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE JUST RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 CEN11CA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA427), Jun 29, 2011: Mooney M20E (N55FE), Frankston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N55FE (2)

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

- [Incident 19881127066349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881127066349I), Nov 27, 1988: Mooney M20E (N55FE), Garden City, KS, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion on an IFR crosscountry flight. Landed on a road. One fuel gauge was registering 25 pounds.
- [Accident 19810828058289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810828058289A), Aug 28, 1981: Mooney M20E (N55FE), San Antonio, TX. Landed on freeway out of fuel. Refueled. Wingtip struck photographer standing on edge of road during takeoff.

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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