# Incident 19870228027709I: Mooney M20J, Bandera, WA, February 28, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1987, 16:40 local time
- Place: Bandera, WA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3868° N, 121.5337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bandera, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3868&lon=-121.5337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1151H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1151H) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 400 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870228027709I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED AIRFRAME ICING WHILE IFR OVER MOUNTAINS.  UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.  VECTORED TO LOW GROUND BY ATC.

## Other reports on N1151H (1)

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

- [Accident 20260417006199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260417006199A), Apr 17, 2026: Mooney M20J (N1151H), Union, SC, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Airplane taxied to the departure end of runway 23 and soon departed. A video captured the airplane shortly after departure about 1,000 ft from the departure…

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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