19900125001639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20A · Hilton Head Is, SC · January 25, 1990

Date
January 25, 1990 · 19:30 local
Place
Hilton Head Is, SC
Airport
Hilton Head Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8199E
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL90LA057
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,420 total3 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on climb to cruise. Struck a tree on forced landing. No fuel onboard. Planned flight nine minutes.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. STRUCK A TREE ON FORCED LANDING. NO FUEL ONBOARD. PLANNED FLIGHT NINE MINUTES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.