# Incident 19820731042049I: Mooney M20F, Ephrata, WA, July 31, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1982, 13:06 local time
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3121° N, 119.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ephrata, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3121&lon=-119.5344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400EB-2015-05-08) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 621 total, 154 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820731042049I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER IN CLIMB WHEN #1 EXHAUST VALVE, 73111, FAILED, HOLED PISTON. PILOT LANDED IN FIELD, GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N400EB (1)

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

- [Accident 20091029021719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091029021719A), Oct 29, 2009: Mooney M20F (N400EB), Palm Springs, CA, Substantial damage. While landing on runway 28 at the Bermuda Dunes Airport, the left wingtip of the aircraft hit the ground. The aircraft rotated 180 degrees on the runway…

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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