# Accident 20121205027549A: Mooney M20E, Gurdon, AR, December 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Place: Gurdon, AR
- Airport: Gurdon Lowe Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9239° N, 93.1681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9239&lon=-93.1681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9493V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9493V-2018-01-10) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 890 total, 500 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121205027549A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 5, 2012 AT 1200 CST, A MOONEY M20E, N9493V, COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING FOLLOWING AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING.   THE INTENDED AIRPORT WAS GURDON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IN GURDON ARKANSAS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PINE BLUFF , ARKANSAS, ON DECEMBER 5, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 CST.

## 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 CEN13LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA095), Dec 5, 2012: Mooney M20E (N9493V), Gurdon, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because no mechanical engine malfunctions were identified and because the actual fuel load and distribution at the time of the…

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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