MooneyM20E

At approximately 15:00 MDT, a Mooney M20E lost power and crashed while on approach to Cedar City Regional Airport. All three aboard were killed. The flight originated from Boulder, Colo., with a short stop in Nucla, Colo., and was in the air about five hours. The Salt Lake City ARTCC said the pilot reported that he was low on fuel as he approached his final destination of Cedar City. The pilot stated to the FSS facility at Cedar City that his engine had quit and he was circling to the ground. The crash site was five miles from the airport near the approach path to runway 20….

At about 15:35 EDT, a Mooney M20E was destroyed during a forced landing near Prattsburg. The pilot suffered serious injuries and the passenger received minor injuries. The pilot said that, in cruise flight, he heard a loud bang and saw what appeared to be a piece of shrapnel go by the windshield. The airplane started to vibrate, and the pilot performed the forced landing to a hilly field. Inspection of the propeller and the surrounding vicinity revealed that approximately 1 foot of one propeller blade was missing….