# Accident 19860220070489A: Mooney M20A, Phoenix, AZ, February 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1986, 12:26 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6792° N, 112.0895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6792&lon=-112.0895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8135E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8135E-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (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 M20A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 501 total, 54 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860220070489A

## Narrative

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

STALL LANDED TO FORCE GEAR UP THROUGH WINGS AFTER ENGINE QUIT. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON EMPTY RIGHT RANK.

## 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 LAX86LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA121), Feb 20, 1986: Mooney MK-20 (N8135E), Phoenix, AZ, 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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