# Accident 20140126004199A: Mooney M20C, Rutherfordton, NC, January 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2014, 13:30 local time
- Place: Rutherfordton, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3596° N, 81.9605° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3596&lon=-81.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6762U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6762U-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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140126004199A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPLETED FUEL SOURCE.  APPROX1.5 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE DRAINED FROM THE AIRCRAFT TANKS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.  FUEL TANKS DID NOT RUPTURE.  PILOT DECIDED TO SURRENDER HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE FOR CANCELLATION.

## 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 ERA14CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA104), Jan 26, 2014: Mooney M20C (N6762U), Rutherfordton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning and in-flight monitoring of the fuel level which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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