# Accident 19870916053359A: Mooney M20J, Macclenny, FL, September 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1987, 15:40 local time
- Place: Macclenny, FL
- Airport: Thrifts
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FPIA
- Location: 30.2806° N, 82.1190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2806&lon=-82.1190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201UX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201UX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,802 total, 169 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870916053359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTION. LANDED LONG. ON ROLLOUT STRUCK A HAY WAGON. THROTTLE ROD FAILED.HAD LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL.

## 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 MIA87LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA249), Sep 16, 1987: Mooney M20J (N201UX), Macclenny, FL, 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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