# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20A: Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX06CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA050.md): Mooney M20A · China Lake, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 2, 2005 · N6004X · Substantial damage
  > fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and fuel consumption calculations.
- [NTSB SEA01LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA066.md): Mooney M20A · Gresham, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 2001 · N8346E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate decision in which he failed to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power.
- [NTSB FTW99LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA010.md): Mooney M20A · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 1998 · N6534B · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as result of the pilot's improper placement of the fuel tank selector switch. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the pilot to execute the forced landing.
- [NTSB ATL98LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA105.md): Mooney M20A · Marathon, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1998 · N8385E · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate inspection of the fuel pump during the last engine overhaul, that subsequently resulted in a worn diaphragm, fuel venting overboard, and loss of engine power from fuel exhaustion during a critical phase of flight.
- [NTSB LAX90LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA197.md): Mooney M20A · Apache Junction, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1990 · N8118E · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot in command to properly manage the aircraft fuel quantity gauge indication and failure to complete the proper emergency procedure by switching fuel tanks. Contributing to the accident was improper maintenance performed by the pilot which…
- [NTSB ATL90LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA057.md): Mooney M20A · Parris Island, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 1990 · N8199E · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to insure that sufficient fuel was aboard for the flight, resulting in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ATL88LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA035.md): Mooney M20A · Southport, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 1987 · N1051B · Substantial damage
  > The airplane lost engine pwr shortly after takeoff. A forced ldg was subsequently made in a nearby waterway. Post-crash exam of the airplane revealed that the fuel selector was in the left tank position, and that the left tank contained about 1/2 gallon of…
- [NTSB SEA82DA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA097.md): Mooney M20A · Twin Falls, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jun 27, 1982 · N8380E · Substantial damage
  > During his preflight inspection, the pilot noted that the right fuel tank was partially full, but the left tank was nearly empty. The left tank was serviced with 12 gallons of fuel, but the pilot reported that the fuel selector was inadvertently left in the…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5870204')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=5870204&occurrence=353

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