- Date
- July 1, 1984, 12:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2166XMooney 20E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 16420
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fuel consumption calculations - not performedCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - misjudgedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - risingFactor
Analysis
The pilot fueled the aircraft with minimum fuel for the intended flight and did not recalculate consumption after a route change which extended flight. Power loss occurred about 1/4 mile from destination. The pilot attempted to glide to the rwy, but was unable to reach it. He reported that the acft impacted on rising terrain (aprx 30 deg) at the end of the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2166X
- Reported as
- Mooney 20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 139
- Airframe hours
- 3,281
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David Cummings Herrell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 12, 1984 · 79 hours before
- Departed
- 1NW · Winslow, AZ
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 203 total · 55 in this make and model · 40 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg