# Incident 19881013059799I: Mooney M20F, Elliottstown, IL, October 13, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Elliottstown, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0012° N, 88.4528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elliottstown, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0012&lon=-88.4528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7142V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7142V) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881013059799I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATION THEN PROP FAILED TO TURN. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. ENGINE CRANKSHAFT BROKE AT NR4 JOURNAL.

## Other reports on N7142V (2)

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

- [Incident 19980823035619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980823035619I), Aug 23, 1998: Mooney M20F (N7142V), Morristown, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot entered VFR traffic pattern and failed to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown.
- [Accident 19770510010519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770510010519A), May 10, 1977: Mooney M20F (N7142V), Bismark, MO, 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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