Accident · 2003-07-12
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-07-12
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C (N33WL)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the unsuitable terrain.
Source: NTSB case NYC03CA156Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.