# Accident 19870517013489A: Mooney M20J, Denver, CO, May 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1987, 08:40 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5810° N, 104.8593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5810&lon=-104.8593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201MK) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870517013489A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER ON CLIMBOUT. A GEAR UP FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. FOUND ENGINE OPERATING NORMALLY.

## 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 DEN87LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA126), May 17, 1987: Mooney M20J (N201MK), Englewood, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N201MK (2)

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

- [Incident 20021209033539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021209033539I), Dec 9, 2002: Mooney M20J (N201MK), Springdale, AR, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed gear-up.
- [Incident 20020517011019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020517011019I), May 17, 2002: Mooney M20J (N201MK), Fayetteville, AR, Minor damage. (-23) On may 17, 2002, at 1303CDT, a Mooney-20-J, N201MK, collided with trees while executing an lda with glide slope approach at the fayettevile/Drake field…

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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