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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20A · Middlefield, OH · June 19, 1987

Date
June 19, 1987 · 11:50 local
Place
Middlefield, OH
Airport
Geauga County
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8391E
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87LA172
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
970 total800 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Collided with a fence during a forced landing in a field. Gascolator leaking. Mechanic had used a homemade gasket.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. GASCOLATOR LEAKING. MECHANIC HAD USED A HOMEMADE GASKET.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.