# Accident 19930715023759A: Mooney M20J, Jackson, MS, July 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1993, 08:03 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Jackson International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2967° N, 90.0756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2967&lon=-90.0756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57287, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57287-1994-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930715023759A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED IN STEEP TURN TRYING TO RETURN. NO ANOMALIES EXCEPT BUG IN FUEL SERVO

## 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 MIA93FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA156), Jul 15, 1993: Mooney M20-J (N57287), Jackson, MS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS DURING TAKEOFF, THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, AND HIS IMPROPER DECISION TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT WHEN THERE WAS SUITABLE TERRAIN…

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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