# Accident 20150117001409A: Mooney M20C, Ward, AR, January 17, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2015, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ward, AR
- Airport: Alvin Smith Airpark, Ward Ar
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9711° N, 91.8314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9711&lon=-91.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6474U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6474U-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150117001409A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 17, 2015, AT 1739 CST, A MOONEY M20C , N6474U, OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WITH A FIRST CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM ALVIN SMITH AIRPARK IN WARD,  AR.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND FELL TO THE GROUND, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN15LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA112), Jan 17, 2015: Mooney M20C (N6474U), Lonoke county, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power 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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