# Accident 20221213018309A: Mooney M20B, Kellyton, AL, December 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2022, 09:25 local time
- Place: Kellyton, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0076° N, 85.9533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0076&lon=-85.9533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74586, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74586) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (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 M20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 272 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221213018309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING FROM PXE TO EKY, REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND WAS DIVERTED TO ALX. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE WAS BACK BUT REQUESTED TO CONTINUE ON TO ALX TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING FOR THE AIRPORT AND RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST AT 1525 UTC. MGM ATCT REPORTED RECIEVING A CALL FROM ALEXANDER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DIVERT TO ALX, LANDED IN A FIELD, COMING TO REST INVERTED, APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NORTH OF ALX.

## 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 ERA23FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA087), Dec 13, 2022: Mooney M20B (N74586), Kellyton, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total 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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