# Accident 19890222028179A: Mooney M20K, Incline Village, NV, February 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1989, 16:45 local time
- Place: Incline Village, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0800° N, 115.1398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0800&lon=-115.1398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94276, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94276-2013-06-05) (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 TSIO360B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,504 total, 581 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890222028179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED EN ROUTE. LANDED IN TREES IN HEAVY SNOW. NO OIL ON DIPSTICK BUT WAS TEST RUN OK. OIL CAP WAS MISSING

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA89FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA050), Feb 23, 1989: Mooney M20K (N94276), Incline Village, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING SURGING FUEL PRESSURE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS SNOW CONDITIONS WHICH IMPAIRED THE PILOT'S ABILITY TO MAKE A PROPER FORCED LANDING.

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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