Mooney M-20F N6411Q

Summary

On 16 August 1998 at about 19:10 local time, a Mooney M-20F registered N6411Q was involved in an accident near Rockhill, South Carolina, United States. 2 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.

Date

16 August 1998 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Rockhill, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

34.9308, -81.0192

Aircraft

Mooney M-20F

Registration

N6411Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlanta → Monroe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA98LA227

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate fuel management which led to fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot flew to three airports without refueling. While in cruise flight to his destination airport, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. He switched fuel tanks, the engine restarted, he climbed to higher altitude, and the engine quit again. A forced landing was made to a soybean field. On landing rollout, the airplane collided with an embankment. Visual examination of the fuel tanks revealed no fuel. Fuel was added to the airplane after recovery. The engine started and developed power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.