# Accident 19900927042559A: Mooney M20E, Morrison, IL, September 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1990, 13:45 local time
- Place: Morrison, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8002° N, 89.9610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8002&lon=-89.9610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7197U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7197U-2013-08-20) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900927042559A

## Narrative

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

LOST TIP OF PROP EN ROUTE. STRUCK FENCE ON FORCED LANDING DUE TO EXTREME VIBRATION. PROP TIP HAD PRIOR NICKS FILED.

## 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 CHI90LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA276), Sep 27, 1990: Mooney M20E (N7197U), Morrison, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE PROPELLER BLADE BY UNKNOWN PERSONS AND THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE BLADE IN FATIGUE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS: UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N7197U (2)

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

- [Incident 19860705059489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860705059489I), Jul 5, 1986: Mooney M20E (N7197U), Grayslake, IL, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower gear for landing. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19810623043219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810623043219I), Jun 23, 1981: Mooney M20B (N7197U), Aurora, IL, Minor damage. During touch and go practice pilot forgot to extend gear.

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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