# Incident 19850430044589I: Mooney M20E, Malta, IL, April 30, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Malta, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9285° N, 88.8728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malta, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9285&lon=-88.8728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9284V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9284V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850430044589I

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN FIELD AFTER DROP IN  FUEL PRESSURE AND ENGINE QUIT FUEL SYSTEM HAD DIRT IN IT. FUEL INJECTOR MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N9284V (1)

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

- [Incident 19920705030189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920705030189I), Jul 5, 1992: Mooney M20E (N9284V), Monroe, MI, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout.

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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