# NTSB Accident DEN90LA167
> **MOONEY M20C** · 1990-08-03 · ROSWELL, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN90LA167
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23979
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-08-03
- **Location:** ROSWELL, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.639461, -104.379913
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY
- **Model:** M20C
- **Registration:** N5677Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LANDING IN SOFT TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FUEL STARVATION INDUCED POWER LOSS, FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS, IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR DURING ATTEMPTED RESTARTS, AND THE SOFT TERRAIN.

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