# Accident 20130110000199A: Mooney M20C, Moriarty, NM, January 10, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2013, 12:30 local time
- Place: Moriarty, NM
- Airport: Moriarty
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9822° N, 106.0050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9822&lon=-106.0050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6242U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6242U-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130110000199A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA134), Jan 10, 2013: Mooney M20C (N6242U), Moriarty, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise flight 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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