NONE · Mooney M20K · 1997-08-08 · LAKEPORT, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX97LA282
Event ID
20001208X08675
Type
Accident
Date
1997-08-08
Location
LAKEPORT, CA, USA
Coordinates
35.310749, -120.269943
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Mooney
Model
M20K
Registration
N321RM
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure that the fuel selector was positioned to a tank containing fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation, and a forced landing shortly after takeoff.