SERS · MOONEY M-20E · 1993-12-23 · CHESTERFIELD, MO, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI94LA058
Event ID
20001211X13843
Type
Accident
Date
1993-12-23
Location
CHESTERFIELD, MO, USA
Coordinates
38.65047, -90.530914
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
MOONEY
Model
M-20E
Registration
N1249X
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to assure an adequate fuel supply for the planned flight. Factors associated with the accident were the trees, unreliable fuel gauges and the pilot's decision to operate the airplane with the known unreliable fuel gauges.