# Accident 19871115064839A: Mooney M20C, Grand Canyon, AZ, November 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1987, 12:27 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0300° N, 112.0201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0300&lon=-112.0201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6670R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6670R-2014-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871115064839A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF NEAREST AIRPORT.IMPROPERLY TORQUED ROD BOLTS CAME OFF CONNECTING RODS

## 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 LAX88FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA042), Nov 15, 1987: Mooney M20C (N6670R), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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