# Incident 19890221008939I: Mooney M20D, Tucumcari, NM, February 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Tucumcari, NM
- Airport: Tucumcari Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1828° N, 103.6032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUCUMCARI MUNI (TCC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1828&lon=-103.6032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1959Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1959Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20D (registry code 5870210, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (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 M20D
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 280 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890221008939I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. VECTORED BY ATC TUCUMCARI. LANDED SAFELY. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE.

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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