Mooney M20D N6742U
24 November 1992 · Darien, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 November 1992 at about 09:25 local time, a Mooney M20D registered N6742U, operated by Jones, Douglas D., was involved in an accident near Darien, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 09:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Darien, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.3709, -81.4208
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20D
- Registration
- N6742U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jones, Douglas D.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tupelo → Hilton Head Is.
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL93LA027
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS WERE FOG AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE AVAILABLE EN ROUTE WEATHER SOURCES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A PRE-FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING WAS OBTAINED BY THE PILOT WHICH CONTAINED PRECAUTIONS REGARDING COASTAL FOG. NO RECORD WAS FOUND THAT ANY SUBSEQUENT REQUESTS FOR WEATHER INFORMATION WAS MADE, BY THE PILOT, UNTIL TERMINAL WEATHER WAS SOUGHT VIA AWOS. VISIBILITY WAS LISTED AS ONE HALF MILE, WITH PARTIAL OBSCURATION & A 100 FOOT CEILING. A VOR APPROACH WAS ATTEMPTED. AFTER A MISSED APPROACH, AN ILS APPROACH WAS ATTEMPTED AT AN AIRPORT PREVIOUSLY OVERFLOWN. A MISSED APPROACH AGAIN OCCURRED. EN ROUTE TO REQUESTED VFR CONDITIONS, THE FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED. A LANDING WAS MADE IN THE MEDIAN OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1992 | Mooney M20D | Cumberland Is., Georgia, United States | Davis, J.r. & Hill, M.l. | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1991 | Mooney M20D | Herlong, California, United States | Marlyn R. Taylor | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1986 | Mooney M20D | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1986 | Mooney M20D | Johnson, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1986 | Mooney M20D | Kerrville, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1999 | Mooney M20D | Bear Valley, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1992 | Cessna 172G | Millen, Georgia, United States | Georgia Flight Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1992 | Piper PA-22-150 | Griffin, Georgia, United States | Brown, Thomas R. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Register Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1992 | Cessna 172I | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | Collins, Wesley A. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1992 | Cessna 152 | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | Aviation Training Consultants | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1992 | Cessna 150M | Jesup, Georgia, United States | Naia, Joseph & Betner, Dwight | No injuries | - |