Mooney M20E accident near Moncks Corner, South Carolina, June 3, 1995
On June 3, 1995 at about 7:55 pm local time, a Mooney M20E, registered N6923U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Moncks Corner, South Carolina. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to properly calculate the fuel required and his fuel consumption for the flight.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 3, 1995 · about 7:55 pm local time
- Place
- Moncks Corner, South Carolina · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20E · all M20Es on the register
- Registration
- N6923U · no longer on the register · serial 293
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE FLIGHT DEPARTED MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY ON A VFR FLIGHT TO CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. AS A RESULT OF DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS ABOUT 135 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHARLESTON, THE PILOT FILED AND RECEIVED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. ABOUT TWELVE MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS FUEL GAUGES HAD 'DROPPED OUT', AND WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS OUT OF FUEL, AND ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE RUPTURED RIGHT WING FUEL TANK, AND LESS THAN ONE GALLON OF FUEL IN THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY DURING A TEST RUN FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,237 hours in all; 150 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 793 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 14, 1994; 67 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,575 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MIV Millville NJ at 4:05 pm
- Destination: CHS Charleston SC
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 6,000 ft; scat at 900 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:03 pm from CHS, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 1 |
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