# Incident 19810618045329I: Mooney M20J, Mena, AR, June 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mena, AR
- Airport: Intermountain Reg
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5826° N, 94.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mena, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5826&lon=-94.2365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201FD-2019-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 138 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810618045329I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER LIFT OFF. FOUND WATER IN FUEL. PILOT HAD DRAINED SUMPS. WATER FOUND IN FUEL PREVIOUS DAY.

## Other reports on N201FD (3)

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

- [Accident 20180619008239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180619008239A), Jun 19, 2018: Mooney M20J (N201FD), Monroe, NC, Substantial damage. According to the pilot. He had completed the ILS rwy 5 instrument approach procedure at eqy to near decision altitude and initiated the missed approach. With a…
- [Accident 20090706011599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090706011599A), Jul 6, 2009: Mooney M20J (N201FD), Midland, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 6, 2009 at approximately 1540CDT, the pilot of N201FD, a Mooney M20J, during a flight from san angelo, Texas (sjt), executed a gear up landing on…
- [Incident 20000818024019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000818024019I), Aug 18, 2000: Mooney M20J (N201FD), Fredricksburg, TX, Minor damage. (-23)On August 18, 2000, [privacy data omitted], holder of private pilot certificate, [privacy data omitted], was the sole occupant of a Mooney aircraft,…

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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