# NTSB Accident LAX05LA261
> **Mooney M20C** · 2005-08-07 · Oro Valley, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA261
- **Event ID:** 20050823X01298
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-08-07
- **Location:** Oro Valley, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.446666, -111.00389
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20C
- **Registration:** N6330Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of engine power due to the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations that resulted in fuel exhaustion.  Contributing to the accident was the inaccuracy of the cockpit fuel gages which read 1/4 tank when empty.

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