# Accident 19851006049079A: Mooney M20J, Americus, GA, October 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Americus, GA
- Airport: Souther
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0693° N, 84.2196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0693&lon=-84.2196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4287H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4287H-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 561 total, 327 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FKG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851006049079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON BASE LEG. AIRCRAFT HIT TREES ON EMERGENCY LANDING. FUEL SELECTOR FOUND MIDWAY BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT

## 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 ATL86FKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FKG04), Oct 6, 1985: Mooney M20J (N4287H), Americus, GA, destroyed

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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