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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Gibsonia, PA · January 31, 1990

Date
January 31, 1990 · 16:45 local
Place
Gibsonia, PA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1149G
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90LA064
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360GB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
897 total25 in this make and model148 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine lost power shortly after takeoff. Crash landed. Camshaft gear teeth were missing. Debris through engine.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED. CAMSHAFT GEAR TEETH WERE MISSING. DEBRIS THROUGH ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

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