# Incident 19850310011499I: Mooney M20C, North Las Vegas, NV, March 10, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1985, 08:20 local time
- Place: North Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Air Terminal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1989° N, 115.1175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Las Vegas, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1989&lon=-115.1175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6959U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6959U-2003-04-07) (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: 110 total, 18 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850310011499I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING TOUCH AND GOES. PILOT HAD FUEL IN LEFT TANK BUT NONE IN RIGHT, FUEL SELECTOR ON RIGHT TANK

## Other reports on N6959U (2)

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

- [Accident 19940705017299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940705017299A), Jul 5, 1994: Mooney M20C (N6959U), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Just out of annual. Seen to porpoise on takeoff but never lifted. Ran off end runway. Tower advised your risk.
- [Incident 19840214015499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840214015499I), Feb 14, 1984: Mooney M20C (N6959U), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Lost power on climbout. Landed on taxiway with gear up. Found water in fuel.

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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