Mooney M20E N55FE

Summary

On 29 June 2011 at about 14:20 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N55FE was involved in an accident near Frankston, Texas, United States. One person was 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.

Date

29 June 2011 at 14:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Frankston, Texas, United States

Coordinates

32.0817, -95.4517

Aircraft

Mooney M20E

Registration

N55FE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Frankston → Henderson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA427

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, while en route the engine started to run rough and then lost power. The pilot performed a forced landing to a field. During the landing, the airplane collided with a barbed-wired fence and sustained substantial damage to the right wing spar. A postaccident examination revealed that both fuel tanks were empty. The examination did not disclose any evidence of a mechanical malfunction that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.