# Incident 19930923039159I: Mooney M20E, Klamath Falls, OR, September 23, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1993, 17:17 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2569W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2569W) (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: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930923039159I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. SMOKE FILLED COCKPIT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FOUND OIL CAP WAS OFF ENGINE.

## Other reports on N2569W (1)

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

- [Incident 20240626009919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240626009919I), Jun 26, 2024: Mooney M20E (N2569W), Coeur D'Alene, ID, Minor damage. After landing and while taxing to parking, the pilot turned the aircraft prior to the airport taxiway. The pilot turned the aircraft in a right turn into a…

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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