LITTLE ROCK, AR, USA
N6824N
MOONEY M20C
THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY ON FINAL APPROACH, WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE PILOT. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL TANKS TO BE EMPTY OF USABLE FUEL AFTER ABOUT 4 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES OF FLIGHT.
PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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