FTW89LA032

1988-12-22 · HOUMA, Louisiana, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HUM

Aircraft involved

N6444U Mooney M20C Minor

Factual narrative

THE AIRPLANE WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN BUT WAS IN VFR CONDITIONS WHEN THE COMMUNICATIONS RADIOS FAILED. PILOT USED HAND HELD TRANSCEIVER, BUT COMMUNICATIONS WERE NOT SATISFACTORY. PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO DESTINATION BUT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY NOR ASK FOR VECTORS TO THE AIRPORT. ATC STARTED VECTORS TO THE AIRPORT ONE MILE FROM AIRPORT, JUST BEFORE END OF FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_FTW89LA032.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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