# Accident 19851114057069A: Mooney M20F, Piper City, IL, November 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Piper City, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7507° N, 88.1799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7507&lon=-88.1799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2907L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2907L-2018-12-15) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,238 total, 486 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851114057069A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A ROAD BUT LANDED ON A MOVING CAR. DID NOT WANT TO LAND ON HIS FARM BECAUSE OF STANDING WATER.

## 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 CHI86LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA028), Nov 14, 1985: Mooney M20F (N2907L), Piper City, IL, substantial damage

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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