# Incident 19870114014499I: Mooney M20C, Stratford, CT, January 14, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1987, 13:40 local time
- Place: Stratford, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1845° N, 73.1332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1845&lon=-73.1332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6955U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6955U-1991-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870114014499I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED APPROACHING AIRPORT. PITCHED IN A RIVER. AIRCRAFT SANK AND BECAME COVERED BY SNOW AND ICED OVER RIVER

## Other reports on N6955U (1)

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

- [Incident 19780625035919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625035919I), Jun 25, 1978: Mooney M20C (N6955U), Stratford, CT, Minor damage. Engine quit at 250 feet on climbout. Water and other foreign material found in the gascolator bowl.

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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