# Accident 19830528021769A: Mooney M20C, Wheatland, MO, May 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1983, 19:45 local time
- Place: Wheatland, MO
- Airport: Skyriders
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9394° N, 93.4002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9394&lon=-93.4002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6288U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6288U-1983-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 11 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528021769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF.SETTLED INTO TREES AND BURNED. NO ENGINE PROBLEMS FOUND.

## 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 MKC83LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA117), May 29, 1983: Mooney M20C (N6288U), Wheatland, MO, destroyed

## Other reports on N6288U (1)

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

- [Accident 19810911061749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810911061749A), Sep 11, 1981: Mooney M20C (N6288U), Brookfield, MO, Substantial damage. Landed 150 feet short of runway. Possible downdraft in area.

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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