# Accident 19870917053429A: Mooney M20F, Tulsa, OK, September 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1987, 10:15 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Richard Lloyd Jones Jr
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0508° N, 96.0209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0508&lon=-96.0209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9520M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9520M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 42 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87DPJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DPJ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870917053429A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO AIRPORT FOR A BELLY LANDING. WATER WAS FOUND IN FUEL DISTRIBUTOR.

## 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 FTW87DPJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DPJ07), Sep 17, 1987: Mooney M20F (N9520M), Jenks, OK, 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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