# Incident 19910809052719I: Mooney M20K, Polson, MT, August 9, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1991, 16:38 local time
- Place: Polson, MT
- Airport: Polson Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6954° N, 114.1853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POLSON (8S1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6954&lon=-114.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1167Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1167Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910809052719I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. LANDED SAFELY. NR5 CYLINDER HEAD HAD SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N1167Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20260101001359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260101001359I), Jan 1, 2026: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N1167Y), Augusta, KS, Minor damage. On 01/01/2026 at approximately 3:25 pm CDT, a single engine MT20T sustained minor damage after attempted landing southbound on runway 18 at 3AU Augusta, KS.…
- [Incident 20241201017579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241201017579I), Dec 1, 2024: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N1167Y), Stigler, OK, Minor damage. Aircraft landing gear not fully down and locked prior to landing causing damage to underside of aircraft and prop strike.

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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