# Accident 20200601019469A: Mooney M20C, Lahoma, OK, June 1, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2020, 17:07 local time
- Place: Lahoma, OK
- Airport: Lahoma Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3875° N, 98.0897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3875&lon=-98.0897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6728U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6728U) (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 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200601019469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED OKLAHOMA CITY WILL ROGERS AIRPORT. HE DEPARTED TO THE NW TO LAHOMA OKLAHOMA WHICH WAS HIS INTENDED DESTINATION.  AS THE PILOT WAS PREPARING TO LAND, THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD NW OF LAHOMA CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF FUEL, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINES LOSS OF POWER.

## 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 CEN20CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA249), Jun 1, 2020: Mooney M20C (N6728U), Lahoma, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot’s improper fuel planning before the flight.

## Other reports on N6728U (1)

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

- [Incident 20200426018979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200426018979I), Apr 26, 2020: Mooney M20C (N6728U), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Description of the deviation: N6728U, M20P, landed runway 35L, without ATC clearance. N6728U did not have communications or navigational equipment And the…

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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