# NTSB CHI91LA085: Mooney M2OE, N1314W, Rush Hill, MO, January 27, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 27, 1991, 12:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place: Rush Hill, MO
- Coordinates: 39.199676, -91.71907 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1997&lon=-91.7191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI91LA085
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15003/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA085

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - emergency procedure - initiated, pilot in command
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER BEING AIRBORNE FOR OVER FOUR HOURS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE ENGINE FAILED. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON A RURAL GRAVEL ROAD WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.  POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL TANKS TO BE EMPTY OF USUABLE FUEL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1314W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1314W), registered now, S/N 202, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M2OE
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 202
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Mesa Mooney
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, October 13, 1990, 45 hours before
- Departed: 3G4, ASHLAND, OH
- Destination: H41, MEXICO, MO
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 174 total, 89 in this make and model, 96 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,300 ft overcast
- Observed at: COU, 30 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19910127002289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910127002289A), Jan 27, 1991: Mooney M20E, Rush Hill, MO, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel. Crash landed on a gravel road.

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.

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