# Incident 19870628048049I: Mooney M20K, Kelso, WA, June 28, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kelso, WA
- Airport: Kelso Longview
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1168° N, 122.8865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kelso, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1168&lon=-122.8865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231MR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231MR-2000-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870628048049I

## Narrative

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

A LOUD CRUNCH CAME FROM ENGINE EN ROUTE FOLLOWED BY PARTIAL POWER LOSS. SAFE LANDING. FOUND A LARGE HOLE IN CASE.

## Other reports on N231MR (1)

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

- [Incident 19870314019599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870314019599I), Mar 14, 1987: Mooney M20K (N231MR), San Jose, CA. Aircraft departed runway end on rollout at night.

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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