- Date
- July 26, 1988, 19:05 local (23:05 UTC)
- Place
- Punta Gorda, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9369MMooney M-20E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880726059449A
- Case key
- 32221
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Analysis
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 that during pre-flt insp, sumps were drained & no foreign matter was found. Flt departed for Punta Gorda where acft was topped off by fuel truck. Pre-flt insp revealed presence of water in right sump drain. The sumps were drained again until the plt felt all water had been removed. After departure at 800 ft, the eng quit & a forced ldg was made in an orange grove. Exam of truck revealed no evidence of contaminants. Some water was found in the acft's right fuel sump. Plt stated he only had used fuel from the left tank. During a post accident exam of the fuel sys water and dirt were found in the idle cutoff valve and the diaphragm. The diaphragm had congealed oil on it also.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9369M
- Reported as
- Mooney M-20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1301
- Airframe hours
- 1,825
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary E. Kruse
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 9, 1988 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- PGD
- Destination
- XO-6 · Arcadia, FL
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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--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 172 total · 14 in this make and model · 133 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMY, 23 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.