# Incident 19880819055839I: Mooney M20J, Romeoville, IL, August 19, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1988, 07:45 local time
- Place: Romeoville, IL
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6278° N, 88.1012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romeoville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6278&lon=-88.1012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201KZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201KZ) (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 IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 75 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819055839I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER. FOUND WATER CONTAMINATION IN FUEL.

## Other reports on N201KZ (1)

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

- [Incident 20131031020809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131031020809I), Oct 31, 2013: Mooney M20J (N201KZ), Venice, FL, Substantial damage. Intent of today was to taxi the airplane to the run up area to warm up the engine as he does every 6-8 weeks. [privacy data omitted] Does not have a current…

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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