# Incident 19840905076689I: Mooney M20F, Saratoga, WY, September 5, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1984, 11:00 local time
- Place: Saratoga, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4507° N, 106.8102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4507&lon=-106.8102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9121V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9121V) (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: 7,842 total, 5,842 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84IA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84IA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840905076689I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED AFTER PILOT HEARD HIGH PITCHED WHINE IN FLIGHT. LANDED ON A FOOTHILL. CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED.

## 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 DEN84IA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84IA281), Sep 5, 1984: Mooney M20F (N9121V), Saratoga, WY, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N9121V (1)

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

- [Incident 20080413831709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080413831709I), Apr 13, 2008: Mooney M20F (N9121V), Portland, OR, Minor damage. (-23) On 04/13/2008, on the pilot's third touch and go landing the bottom of the fuselage of the aircraft contacted the pavement of runway 30 (hio) and came to…

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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