# NTSB Accident ERA14LA242
> **MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K** · 2014-05-18 · Georgetown, DE, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14LA242
- **Event ID:** 20140519X00544
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-05-18
- **Location:** Georgetown, DE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.687778, -75.358329
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP.
- **Model:** M20K
- **Registration:** N200DP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper preflight planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Also causal to the accident was the pilot’s failure to see and avoid the wires on the airport boundary.

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