# Incident 19910719035289I: Mooney M20E, Wheeling, WV, July 19, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1991
- Place: Wheeling, WV
- Airport: Wheeling-Ohio County Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1750° N, 80.6463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHEELING OHIO COUNTY (HLG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1750&lon=-80.6463&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3259F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3259F) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910719035289I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE AT ALTITUDE. VECTORED TO NEAREST AIRPORT. LANDED SAFELY. NR4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HEAD BROKE.

## Other reports on N3259F (1)

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

- [Accident 19751009033769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751009033769A), Oct 9, 1975: Mooney M20E (N3259F), Van Wert, OH, Substantial damage. T/d in middle of strip acft gradually turned l until l wing ctctd standing corn.

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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