19900618020709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Portland, OR · June 18, 1990

Date
June 18, 1990 · 13:30 local
Place
Portland, OR
Airport
Portland Troutdale Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8165E
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA90LA102
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
379 total330 in this make and model16 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.

Rough engine and black smoke on takeoff then engine quit. Crash landed off airport. A shop towel blocked air intake

As the FAA filed it

ROUGH ENGINE AND BLACK SMOKE ON TAKEOFF THEN ENGINE QUIT. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. A SHOP TOWEL BLOCKED AIR INTAKE

NTSB investigation

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