# Incident 19880429029799I: Mooney M20K, Buckeye, AZ, April 29, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3703° N, 112.5838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckeye, AZ, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3703&lon=-112.5838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1167U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1167U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880429029799I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. HAD A POSSIBLE IGNITION PROBLEM. MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N1167U (1)

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

- [Incident 19910316016879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910316016879I), Mar 16, 1991: Mooney M20K (N1167U), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. No response to throttle on approach. Made off airport landing. Engine drive fuel pump had failed.

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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