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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20M · Flagstaff, AZ · September 28, 1990

Date
September 28, 1990 · 17:55 local
Place
Flagstaff, AZ
Airport
Flagstaff Vor/Dme
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9161D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA338
Reported as
Mooney M20M
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540AF1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total8 in this make and model

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.

Lost power on approach. Unable to make runway. Crashed in trees. Fuel pump diaphram had ruptured. New aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON APPROACH. UNABLE TO MAKE RUNWAY. CRASHED IN TREES. FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAM HAD RUPTURED. NEW AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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