# Accident 20130311002759A: Mooney M20E, Miamisburg, OH, March 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2013, 22:00 local time
- Place: Miamisburg, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5317° N, 84.3964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5317&lon=-84.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N199Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N199Q-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360B1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 40 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130311002759A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF INTO MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS AT NIGHT IN AN UNAIRWORTHY AIRCRAFT - NO CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION.  THE PILOT DID NOT CHECK THE FUEL QUANTITY, DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL, NO BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW, AND WAS NOT CURRENT AT NIGHT.  HE ALSO FAILED TO CHECK THE WEATHER. HE HAD A PASSENGER WITH HIM. HE CLAIMED HIS RADIO DID NOT WORK BUT HAD NOT CHECKED THEM PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. HE CLAIMED HE COULD NOT LOCATE ANY AIRPORTS DUE TO THE RUNWAY LIGHTS BEING OUT.   WITNESSES AT THOSE AIRPORTS REPORT THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE WORKING. HE ADMITTED HE WAS IN IFR CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITHOUT A CLEARANCE. HE VIOLATED BOTH CLASS D AND C AIRSPACE AT WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB AND DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AND FLEW LOCALLY FOR 2 HOURS UNTIL HE RAN OUT OF FUEL.  HE LANDED IN A SMALL OPEN AREA BETWEEN 2 INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND VERY NEAR POPULATED AREAS.  THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR.  THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.

REVIEWED BY DWS 03/20/2013

## 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 CEN13CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA190), Mar 12, 2013: Mooney M20E (N199Q), Middletown, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the noncurrent pilot’s improper in-flight fuel management and decision-making and his decision to conduct the flight after…

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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