SERS · MOONEY M20F · 2009-08-03 · Suffolk, VA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA09LA441
Event ID
20090805X91438
Type
Accident
Date
2009-08-03
Location
Suffolk, VA, USA
Coordinates
36.676109, -76.601112
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
MOONEY
Model
M20F
Registration
N3549N
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAWN
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s failure to accurately calculate the fuel required for the flight. Contributing to the accident was a malfunction of the fuel quantity indicators.