# Accident 19900131020299A: Mooney M20K, Gibsonia, PA, January 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1990, 16:45 local time
- Place: Gibsonia, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6302° N, 79.9397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6302&lon=-79.9397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1149G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1149G) (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 TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 897 total, 25 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900131020299A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA064), Jan 31, 1990: Mooney M20-K (N1149G), Gibsonia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE COLLISION WITH RODS IN THE FIELD AS THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING AFTER A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE.

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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