# Accident 19870717079219A: Mooney M20E, Vail, CO, July 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1987, 10:52 local time
- Place: Vail, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6406° N, 106.3903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6406&lon=-106.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71SB-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,757 total, 58 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870717079219A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CANYON WHICH ENDED IN A TIGHT BOWL. ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE DIRECTION. STALLED. CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 DEN87FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA186), Jul 17, 1987: Mooney M20E (N71SB), Vail, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N71SB (1)

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

- [Incident 19850301046529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850301046529I), Mar 1, 1985: Mooney M20E (N71SB), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel while being vectored for ILS. Flew dead stick approach and landed gear up.

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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