# Accident 19851227063849A: Mooney M20F, San Manuel, AZ, December 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1985, 17:53 local time
- Place: San Manuel, AZ
- Airport: San Manuel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7609° N, 112.6103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7609&lon=-112.6103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234GA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234GA) (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: 7,600 total, 700 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851227063849A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. MADE A RUNWAY BUT TIRE BLEW,STRUCK A TREE. CYLINDER STUDS IMPROPERLY TORQUED.

## 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 LAX86LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA076), Dec 28, 1985: Mooney M20F (N234GA), San Manuel, AZ, 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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