32.7253° N, 114.6244° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 28, 1982 · 10:00 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Airport
Abandoned Militar
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3535H
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total400 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine quit after takeoff. #1 and #2 cylinders burned through causing oil starvation, crankshaft seizure.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. #1 AND #2 CYLINDERS BURNED THROUGH CAUSING OIL STARVATION, CRANKSHAFT SEIZURE.