# Incident 19871231072809I: Mooney M20F, Washburn, TN, December 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Washburn, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2901° N, 83.5910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washburn, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2901&lon=-83.5910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9479V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 500 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871231072809I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. WING TIP HIT A TREE.

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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