# Accident 20210721011309A: Mooney M20F, New Albany, MS, July 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2021, 21:10 local time
- Place: New Albany, MS
- Airport: Union County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5560° N, 89.0253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5560&lon=-89.0253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6474Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6474Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210721011309A

## Narrative

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

N6474Q CONDUCTED EMERGENCY LANDING ON  RWY 36 AT NEW ALBANY AIRPORT MS.(M72)

NIGHT FLIGHT: ONE HOUR AFTER DEPARTING KLOZ, PILOT TURNED ON RUNNING LIGHTS, THE BATT INDICATOR ON ENGINE MONITOR STARTED FLASHING.

PILOT ATTEMPTED GO AROUND WITHOUT LANDING LIGHT OR RUNWAY LIGHT DUE TO TOTAL AIRPLANE ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

N6474Q RAN OFF OF THE DEPARTURE END OF  RWY 36 STRIKING A FENCE POST WITH THE RIGHT WING STOPPING IN SOY BEAN FIELD

THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN21LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA373), Jul 22, 2021: Mooney M20F (N6474Q), New Albany, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to abort the landing that resulted in a collision with a fence post. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the alternator drive belt during cruise flight for…

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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