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| Date: | Wednesday 29 June 2011 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20E Super 21 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N55FE |
| MSN: | 619 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4180 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Cuney, Cherokee County, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Frankston, TX (T25) |
| Henderson, TX (RFI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2011 12:02 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Jun-2011 12:46 | BIKE PILOT | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 29-Jun-2011 12:47 | harro | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jun-2011 13:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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