# Incident 19870204006939I: Mooney M20J, Lititz, PA, February 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lititz, PA
- Airport: Lancaster Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1224° N, 76.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER (LNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1224&lon=-76.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5639M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5639M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870204006939I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FILLED COCKPIT AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR LANDING. FOUND WIRE SHORTED FROM STARTER RELAY.

## Other reports on N5639M (1)

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

- [Incident 19950209003819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950209003819I), Feb 9, 1995: Mooney M20J (N5639M), Wilmington, DE, Minor damage. Narrative: on February 9, 1995, at approximately 0810 hours, a Mooney 20J, N5639M, piloted by Mr. Andrew t. bloom, experienced some difficulties while taking…

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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