# Accident 20111001026349A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Ridegefield, CT, October 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2011, 12:38 local time
- Place: Ridegefield, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal.
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3597° N, 73.5017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3597&lon=-73.5017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231EB-2012-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total, 145 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111001026349A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RW-26 LEFT TANK SELECTED, ON CLIMBOUT ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. PILOT CALLED MAYDAY AND PICKED A SPOT IN THE TREES TO CRASH. ON SITE THERE WAS NO FUEL SMELL AND MINIMAL FUEL LEAKAGE ABOUT A GALLON. FUEL TANKS WERE NOT BREACHED. OPENED EACH CELL OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANKS. RIGHT HAD EIGHT GALLONS LEFT TANK HAD NO EVIDENCE 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 ERA12LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA001), Oct 1, 2011: Mooney M20K (N231EB), Ridgefield, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total 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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