# Incident 19870807055769I: Mooney M20E, Bloomington-Nor, IL, August 7, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1987, 09:00 local time
- Place: Bloomington-Nor, IL
- Airport: Bloomington-Normal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4758° N, 88.9699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4758&lon=-88.9699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1249X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1249X-2002-10-21) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 20 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870807055769I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IN A FIELD. FUEL SERVO WAS CORRODED INTERNALLY.

## Other reports on N1249X (2)

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

- [Accident 19931222047139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931222047139A), Dec 22, 1993: Mooney M20E (N1249X), St Louis, MO, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel on low fuel vectored approach. Struck trees one mile east of airport.
- [Incident 19811226087009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811226087009I), Dec 26, 1981: Mooney M20E (N1249X), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Za engine failed enroute. Landed dead stick at airport. Cylinder stud mount failed, seperated cylinder.

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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