Mooney M-20C N9694M

Summary

On 10 March 1986 at about 06:00 local time, a Mooney M-20C registered N9694M, operated by Robert D. Rens, DDS, was involved in an accident near Roll, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 March 1986 at 06:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Roll, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

32.7608, -113.8704

Aircraft

Mooney M-20C

Registration

N9694M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert D. Rens, DDS

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gila Bend → Yuma

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86LA137

2 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT LANDED AT GILA BEND MUNICIPAL ARPT FOR FUEL. THE REFUELING FACILITIES WERE CLOSED AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO PROCEED TO YUMA INT'L ARPT, ABOUT 113 MILES EAST OF GILA BEND ARPT. THE PLT HAD FLOWN THE ACFT FOR ABOUT 4 HRS AND 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO DEPARTING FOR YUMA. ABOUT 40 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING THE ARPT THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ENG PWR LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND ON A DIRT STRIP. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG, OVERSHOT THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH A SAND BERM EAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. THE PLT LANDED TO THE EAST AND THE PREVAILING SURFACE WINDS WERE FROM THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.