# Accident 19901013045109A: Mooney M20M, Culpeper, VA, October 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1990, 15:10 local time
- Place: Culpeper, VA
- Airport: Culpeper County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4697° N, 78.0002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4697&lon=-78.0002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N987CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N987CM-1991-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AF1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901013045109A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE AND FLAMES AROUND RUDDER PEDALS ON TAKEOFF. TURNED BACK. LANDED GEAR UP. TURBOCHARGER TAIL PIPE CLAMP BROKE.

## 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 BFO91LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA003), Oct 13, 1990: Mooney M20M (N987CM), Culpeper, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: INTERGRANULAR CRACKING (FATIGUE) FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST CLAMP, WHICH RESULTED IN A DISCONNECTED EXHAUST MANIFOLD (TAILPIPE), AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

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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