# Incident 19900319010809I: Mooney M20E, Columbus, IN, March 19, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: Columbus, IN
- Airport: Columbus Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2619° N, 85.8963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBUS MUNI (BAK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2619&lon=-85.8963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1239X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1239X) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900319010809I

## Narrative

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

LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER EN ROUTE. FLEW VFR TO DESTINATION. FOUND VOLTAGE REGULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE.

## Other reports on N1239X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060104001119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060104001119I), Jan 4, 2006: Mooney M20E (N1239X), Marion, IA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported that he was enroute to Marion, IA, on an instrument flight plan from jefferson county Colorado airport. He had been flying in the clouds…

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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