Mooney M20C N6474U
17 January 2015 · Lonoke county, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 January 2015 at about 22:30 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N6474U was involved in an accident near Lonoke county, Arkansas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lonoke county, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.9711, -91.8314
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N6474U
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1962
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lonoke county → Lonoke county
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN15LA112
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, before departure, he conducted an engine run-up, and everything was in the normal operating range. The pilot then departed, and, shortly after takeoff, the engine lost power. During the forced landing, the airplane impacted trees and then came to rest on its belly. Examination of the airplane revealed that no fuel was visible in the right fuel tank and that about 1/2 inch of fuel was visible in the left fuel tank. The carburetor's float bowl was empty of fuel. The carburetor heat and mixture control cables were broken, and they were not attached to their respective points. The end of the mixture control cable was found wrapped around the attachment's bolt to connect it to the mixture control arm. The mixture control arm was removed from the carburetor; the spring under the control arm appeared intact. The cable's break, located under the bolt head, had both a dull and a shiny section, indicating that it may have been partially fractured for some time. A broken mixture control cable or an inadequate fuel supply can cause a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2015 | Mooney M20C | Winchester, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Mooney M20C | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2014 | Mooney M20C | Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States | STONEMAN EXCAVATING Co. INC | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2016 | Mooney M20C | Williamstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2014 | Mooney M20C | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 May 2014 | Mooney M20C | Cody, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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