Mooney M20C N6801U
13 August 1987 · Baltimore, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1987 at about 22:07 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N6801U, operated by Raymond Rothschild, was involved in an accident near Baltimore, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Baltimore-Washington (BWI)
- Coordinates
- 39.1700, -76.6705
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N6801U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Raymond Rothschild
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Laurel → Princeton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO87LA054
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 REFUELED THE ACFT AT PRINCETON, NJ, BFR DEPARTING ON A FLT TO LINDEN, NJ, THEN CONTINUED ON TO LAUREL, MD. HE BELIEVED THAT HE HAD POSITIONED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE RGT FUEL TANK & SAID THAT HE HAD USED FUEL OUT OF THE SAME TANK UNTIL HE ARRIVED AT LAUREL. AT LAUREL, THE PLT POSITIONED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE LEFT TANK, WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS FULL. HE THEN DEPARTED ON A RETURN FLT TO PRINCETON. AS THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING THRU ABOUT 6000', THE ENG LOST POWER. THE PLT DIVERTED TO THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON ARPT, BUT DID NOT USE THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE TO RESTART THE ENG. HE ARRIVED OVER THE ARPT AT A RELATIVELY HIGH ALT & ELECTED TO CIRCLE TWICE TO DSCND. HOWEVER, HE LOST TOO MUCH ALT & DRG THE FINAL APCH, HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT HIT APCH LIGHTS ABOUT 200' SHORT OF THE RWY. AN EXAM REVEALED THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY, THE RIGHT TANK WAS FULL & THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE EMPTY TANK. THE FUEL SELECTOR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY DRG AN OPNL CHECK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1987 | Mooney M20C | McLean, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1987 | Mooney M20C | Eureka, South Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1987 | Mooney M20C | Spring Valley, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1987 | Mooney M20C | Highgate, Vermont, United States | Abbas Ahmadirmabadi | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Mar 1987 | Mooney M20C | Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1987 | Mooney M20C | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Renato & Glenda Ricci | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1987 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1987 | Cessna 152C | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | Aero Flight Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | International Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1987 | Cessna 152 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Computer Flight Inst. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1987 | Striplin SKY RANGER | Easton, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |