29.5289° N, 98.2780° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at RANDOLPH AFB (RND), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 24, 1986 · 21:00 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
Randolph Afb
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N201VT
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
325 total310 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Intermittant sparks from cowling. Safe landing. Fuel line from fuel pump to pressure body had a small leak.
As the FAA filed it
INTERMITTANT SPARKS FROM COWLING. SAFE LANDING. FUEL LINE FROM FUEL PUMP TO PRESSURE BODY HAD A SMALL LEAK.