# Incident 19910106001789I: Mooney M20E, Rochester, NH, January 6, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1991, 13:40 local time
- Place: Rochester, NH
- Airport: Skyhaven Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2842° N, 70.9295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYHAVEN (DAW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2842&lon=-70.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3243F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3243F-2010-02-11) (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: 835 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910106001789I

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION ON A TEST FLIGHT. LANDED SAFELY. UNABLE TO TURN FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. EXCESSIVE VALVE CORROSION.

## Other reports on N3243F (1)

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

- [Accident 19990815012089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990815012089A), Aug 15, 1999: Mooney M20E (N3243F), Plattsburgh, NY, Destroyed. Acft experienced engine problems, and the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in a field, the acft was destroyed on landing, other circumstances are…

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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