# Accident 19901117051049A: Mooney M20E, Tuba City, AZ, November 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1990, 11:50 local time
- Place: Tuba City, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0895° N, 111.1309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0895&lon=-111.1309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5703Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5703Q-2013-08-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 556 total, 69 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901117051049A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART SHORT CLOSED STRIP AFTER LANDING DUE LOW OIL. UNABLE RAN OFF END. PISTON RINGS BROKEN. LOST TEMPER.

## 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 LAX91LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA033), Nov 17, 1990: Mooney M20E (N5703Q), Tuba City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PISTON RINGS WHICH REDUCED THE AVAILABLE ENGINE POWER, AND THE PILOT'S CONTINUED OPERATION OF HIS AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN ENGINE DEFICIENCY DURING THE RELATIVELY HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE…

## Other reports on N5703Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19810120089329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810120089329I), Jan 20, 1981: Mooney M20E (N5703Q), Eldora, IA, Substantial damage. Aircraft received substantial damage while parked overnight at Eldora Airport, Iowa. Police investigation pending.
- [Incident 19791027054149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027054149I), Oct 27, 1979: Mooney M20E (N5703Q), Carthage, SD, Minor damage. Extremely rough engine due to loss of a propeller blade section.

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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