# Accident 19870109000479A: Mooney M20J, Kalamazoo, MI, January 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1987, 19:30 local time
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Kalamazoo County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2600° N, 85.6205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2600&lon=-85.6205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5632H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5632H-2018-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870109000479A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM SNOW INGESTION. PILOT DID NOT COMMUNICATE EMERGENCY WITH ATC. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI87LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA062), Jan 10, 1987: Mooney M20J (N5632H), Kalamazoo, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5632H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000421040009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000421040009A), Apr 21, 2000: Mooney M20J (N5632H), Norton, VA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. (.4)Prior to departure the pilot received a weather briefing, which included flight advisories for icing along his intended route of flight. The airplane was…

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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