Accident Mooney M20E N2633W, Sunday 7 February 1988

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Date:	Sunday 7 February 1988
Time:	17:20 LT
Type:	Mooney M20E
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N2633W
MSN:	972
Year of manufacture:	1966
Total airframe hrs:	2585 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-A1A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Liberty, NC - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Martinsville, VA (MTV
Destination airport:	Asheville, NC (KAVL)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT RPTD THAT HE OVERESTIMATED THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD THE ACFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY LOST PWR AT CRUISE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FORCED LDG WAS MADE IN A FIELD. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE VAULTED THE CREST OF A SMALL HILL AND CAME BACK DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A TREE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL.

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