# Accident 20130628011839A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Keenesburg, CO, June 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2013, 16:51 local time
- Place: Keenesburg, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9994° N, 104.5542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9994&lon=-104.5542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5254G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5254G) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130628011839A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/28/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1651 HRS. MDT, N5254G A MOONEY MODEL M-20K AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR KEENESBURG, CO.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## 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 CEN13LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA388), Jun 28, 2013: Mooney M20K (N5254G), Hudson, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N5254G (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20241013016549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241013016549I), Oct 13, 2024: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N5254G), Beckley, WV, Minor damage. While on landing for runway 28 at Beckley airport aircraft [privacy data omitted] was about to touchdown when the aircraft was lifted back up into the air and…
- [Accident 20171221023399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171221023399A), Dec 21, 2017: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N5254G), Venice, FL, Substantial damage. After reducing altitude from 8500? To 4000? To get under a layer of clouds, aircraft began its decent for approach into vnc. Pilot states he thinks he dropped…

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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