# Incident 19891129047779I: Mooney M20E, Linton, ND, November 29, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Linton, ND
- Airport: Linton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2206° N, 100.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINTON MUNI (7L2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2206&lon=-100.2456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1939Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1939Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891129047779I

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL ENGINE FAILURE ON CLIMB. RETURNED. GEAR UP LANDING. NR 4 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE HAD STUCK IN OPEN POSITION.

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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