# Accident 19860127001399A: Mooney M20C, Loogootee, IN, January 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1986, 18:45 local time
- Place: Loogootee, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6694° N, 86.9099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6694&lon=-86.9099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9307V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9307V-2013-10-28) (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 O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 815 total, 285 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860127001399A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE INFLIGHT AND IMPACTED AN OPEN FIELD. IMPROPERLY TORQUED BOLTS CAUSED CYLINDER TO SEPARATE

## 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 CHI86FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA077), Jan 27, 1986: Mooney M20C (N9307V), Loogootee, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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