# Accident 19920328007719A: Mooney M20D, Cumberland Isla, GA, March 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1992, 17:00 local time
- Place: Cumberland Isla, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7901° N, 81.6605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7901&lon=-81.6605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1975Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1975Y-1993-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20D (registry code 5870210, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 895 total, 386 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920328007719A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. STALLED TURNING BACK TO MISS TREES. SPARK PLUG WITH HELICOIL BLEW OUT OF HOLE.

## 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 ATL92LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA071), Mar 28, 1992: Mooney M20D (N1975Y), Cumberland Is., GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF THE SPARK PLUG AT A CRITICAL POINT IN FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED FROM THE INADEQUATE OVERHAUL OF THE ENGINE BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON; AND THE INADVERTENT STALL OF THE AIRPLANE WHEN THE PILOT…

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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