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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Moriarty, NM · January 10, 2013

Date: January 10, 2013 · 12:30 local
Place: Moriarty, NM
Airport: Moriarty
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6242U
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13CA134
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total2,000 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N6242URegistration cancelled Jan 5, 2018 · Mooney M20CS/N 2081 · Built 1962 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On January 10, 2013, at 12:30 MST, a Mooney M20C struck a fence while making a forced landing on a private road due to fuel exhaustion 12 miles south of Moriarty municipal airport, new Mexico while on a local sight seeing flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the private pilot was not injured. The flight originated at Moriarty municipal airport on January 10, 2013, at 12:00 MST.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 10, 2013, AT 12:30 MST, A MOONEY M20C STRUCK A FENCE WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING ON A PRIVATE ROAD DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION 12 MILES SOUTH OF MORIARTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A LOCAL SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MORIARTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON JANUARY 10, 2013, AT 12:00 MST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13CA134Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMoriarty, NMThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel starvation.Jan 10, 2013 · Substantial damage