# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20E: 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 LAX02LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA187.md): Mooney M20E · Placerville, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2002 · N1285X · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which led to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB DEN00LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA144.md): Mooney M20E · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 2000 · N6927U · Substantial damage > Fuel exhaustion and the pilot's failure the refuel the airplane. Factors were the road signs. - [NTSB DEN99FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA071.md): Mooney M20E · Cedar City, UT · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 3, 1999 · N5594Q · Destroyed > The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations. Factors were the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the obscuring weather conditions. - [NTSB ATL95LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA103.md): Mooney M20E · Moncks Corner, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 1995 · N6923U · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to properly calculate the fuel required and his fuel consumption for the flight. - [NTSB CHI94LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA180.md): Mooney M20E · Omaha, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 1994 · N6942U · Substantial damage > inaccurate fuel consumption calculations and the inadequate fuel supply for the flight. Factors related to the accident were the ditch and the quantity gage which gave a false indication. - [NTSB NYC94LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA044.md): Mooney 20E · Linden, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 1993 · N31617 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which failed to detect water-contaminated fuel and resulted in the loss of engine power. - [NTSB CHI94LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA058.md): Mooney M-20E · Chesterfield, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 1993 · N1249X · Destroyed > the pilot's failure to assure an adequate fuel supply for the planned flight. Factors associated with the accident were the trees, unreliable fuel gauges and the pilot's decision to operate the airplane with the known unreliable fuel gauges. - [NTSB MIA93LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA107.md): Mooney M20E · Starkville, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 1993 · N7985Q · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command's failure to refuel the airplane, resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, resulting in a forced landing and in-flight collision with trees and terrain. - [NTSB CHI91LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA085.md): Mooney M2OE · Rush Hill, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 1991 · N1314W · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane. A factor related to the accident was unsuitable terrain. - [NTSB BFO89LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA050.md): Mooney M20E · Weirton, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1989 · N1950Y · Destroyed > Loss of engine power due to water in the fuel and inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane by the pilot. - [NTSB MKC89LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA088.md): Mooney M20E · Lake Elmo, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1989 · N9424V · Substantial damage > Fuel tank selector improperly positioned, emergency procedure improperly performed by the pilot, and fuel starvation. - [NTSB LAX88LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA279.md): Mooney M20E · Visalia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1988 · N9273M · Substantial damage > The pilot removed the vacuum pump from the engine prior to the flight because of an internal failure in the pump. The pilot did not install a cover plate on the accessory mounting hole vacated by the pump. After takeoff on the local flight, the pilot noticed… - [NTSB MIA88LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA237.md): Mooney M-20E · Punta Gorda, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1988 · N9369M · Substantial damage > The plt stated he kept his acft outdoors & he had not flown it for 7 days. He stated he had not refueled the acft after the last flt & had parked it with 1/2 tanks. Fss personnel stated there had been rain showers in the area during that time. The plt stated… - [NTSB ATL88LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA087.md): Mooney M20E · Liberty, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 1988 · N2633W · Substantial damage > The plt rptd that he overestimated the amount of fuel on board the acft prior to departure. The engine subsequently lost pwr at cruise due to fuel exhaustion. A forced ldg was made in a field. During the rollout, the airplane vaulted the crest of a small hill… - [NTSB ATL86LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA157.md): Mooney M20E · Pell City, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1986 · N1308W · Substantial damage > The eng lost pwr and a forced landing was made aprx 5 miles south of the destination arpt. The plt reported that, prior to departure he visually examined the fuel tanks and estimated having aprx 9 gals total fuel onboard. He estimated that only 5 gals would… - [NTSB LAX85LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA316.md): Mooney M-20-E · Los Banos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 1985 · N6891U · Substantial damage > The acft collided with a cement embankment during the landing roll after completing an emergency landing in an open field about 5 miles so. Of Los Banos arpt, Los Banos, CA. The plt reported that shortly after departing harris-argo west arpt (5CA7), the acft… - [NTSB ATL84LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA149.md): Mooney 21 · Centre, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1984 · N141RG · Substantial damage > While in cruise flt the engine failed. The pilot executed a forced landing, and the acft sustained substantial damage during the landing sequence. Examination of the acft revealed no fuel in the tanks, lines, or pump. The acft had flown about 5 hours since… - [NTSB NYC84LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA060.md): Mooney M20-E · Lakeville, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 25, 1983 · N9385V · Substantial damage > The acft lost power during takeoff and landed gear up on the takeoff rwy, continuing off the end of the rwy. Into a frozen plowed field. Prior to flt, the acft was preheated, both sumps were drained and an engine run-up performedfor 20-30 min while defrosting… - [NTSB SEA83FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA179.md): Mooney M20E · Nampa, ID · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1983 · N79833 · Substantial damage > While climbing, aprx 10 miles west of the departure airport, the eng lost power. The plt attempted to glide back to the arpt. When he realized he could not reach the arpt, he selected a grassy field for an emergency landing. During the landing roll, the right… - [NTSB ATL82DA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA078.md): Mooney M20E · Alexandria, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Mar 20, 1982 · N5526Q · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that he had monitored the refueling operation, but did not actually uncap and check the fuel himself. He calculated that he had five hours of fuel on board. However, he ran out of fuel after using the right fuel tank for two hours and 30… ## 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 ('5870212') 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=5870212&occurrence=353 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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