- Date
- February 8, 1987, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- St.Louis, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- CFDRNMooney M20E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 34340
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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
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Refueling - not performedCause
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Forced landing
Gear not extended
Analysis
The PIC was clrd by twr to lnd rwy 30L. The twr advzd the PIC that his gear was not extended. The PIC rspnd with 'I know that and I have lost eng pwr too'. The acft subsequently impacted short of the rwy. FAA maint insp of the acft revealed no fuel in the tanks. Subsequent insp confirmed no fuel in the system. The PIC did not respond to repeated requests for factual information about the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CFDRN
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 106
- Airframe hours
- 4,267
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Ferenc Foldy
- Registered owner
- Walter Frank Foldy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 16, 1986
- Airport
- St. Louis Intl, runway 30L, 11,019 × 200 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 22 knots, gusting 29
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STL, 5 nm away