# Accident 19870619021079A: Mooney M20A, Middlefield, OH, June 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1987, 11:50 local time
- Place: Middlefield, OH
- Airport: Geauga County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4490° N, 81.0701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4490&lon=-81.0701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8391E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8391E-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 800 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870619021079A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL87LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA172), Jun 19, 1987: Mooney M20A (N8391E), Middlefield, OH, substantial damage

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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