# Accident 19920607018529A: Mooney M20E, Freeland, WA, June 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1992, 16:10 local time
- Place: Freeland, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0098° N, 122.5402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0098&lon=-122.5402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5887Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5887Q-2003-05-28) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,755 total, 234 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920607018529A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON LEVELING TO CRUISE. LANDING IN PASTURE, STRUCK A COW. PIECE OF CORROSION BLOCKED FUEL SERVO ORIFICE.

## 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 SEA92LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA121), Jun 7, 1992: Mooney M20E (N5887Q), Freeland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL INJECTOR SERVO SYSTEM. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM CORRODED AND ANIMALS IN THE LANDING AREA.

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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