# Accident 19830124002219A: Mooney M20K, Dufur, OR, January 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1983, 09:00 local time
- Place: Dufur, OR
- Airport: Dalles
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 45.4006° N, 121.1593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4006&lon=-121.1593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97429, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97429) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,286 total, 8 in this make and model, 171 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FYM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FYM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830124002219A

## Narrative

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

MAGNETO MALFUNCTION CAUSED HOLE IN PISTON WHICH CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE AND FORCED LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA83FYM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FYM04), Jan 24, 1983: Mooney M20K (N97429), Dufur, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N97429 (1)

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

- [Incident 19901207053389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901207053389I), Dec 7, 1990: Mooney M20K (N97429), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. Landed long and used heavy braking. Aircraft ground looped into ditch.

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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