# Incident 19850120017849I: Mooney M20C, Melvin, IL, January 20, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1985, 13:45 local time
- Place: Melvin, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5710° N, 88.2470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melvin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5710&lon=-88.2470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611BR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N611BR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,890 total, 1,885 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850120017849I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE POWER LOSS. LANDED IN BEAN FIELD. SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER IN LEFT MAIN TANK.

## Other reports on N611BR (1)

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

- [Incident 19791208047929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208047929I), Dec 8, 1979: Mooney M20C (N611BR), Valparaiso, IN, Minor damage. Pilot failed to check position of gear knob during preflight. Retracted on takeoff roll.

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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