# Incident 19790504025809I: Mooney M20F, Tucson, AZ, May 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1979, 11:15 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9787M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9787M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 1,680 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790504025809I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT AFTER LIFTOFF. GEAR UP LANDING, REMAINING RUNWAY. INTAKE VALVE FAILED.

## Other reports on N9787M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19851020064539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851020064539I), Oct 20, 1985: Mooney M20F (N9787M), Show Low, AZ, Minor damage. Alternator failed during night flight. Landed gear up. Manual extension unsuccessful. No flashlight aboard.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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