# NTSB Accident LAX06CA050
> **Mooney M20A** · 2005-12-02 · China Lake, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX06CA050
- **Event ID:** 20051229X02029
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-12-02
- **Location:** China Lake, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.686668, -117.697776
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20A
- **Registration:** N6004X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and fuel consumption calculations.

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