# Incident 19911021051679I: Mooney M20E, Dexter, IA, October 21, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1991, 14:40 local time
- Place: Dexter, IA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5154° N, 94.2276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5154&lon=-94.2276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79374, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79374) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,300 total, 600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911021051679I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY. FOUND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED.

## Other reports on N79374 (1)

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

- [Incident 20060211009389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060211009389I), Feb 11, 2006: Mooney M20E (N79374), Marysville, OH. (-23) Private pilot [privacy data omitted] conducted a personal pleasure flight from darby dan airport (6I6) to Union County Airport (mrt). Approaching Union…

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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