# Accident 19940111000279A: Mooney M20F, Dekalb, IL, January 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1994, 15:58 local time
- Place: Dekalb, IL
- Airport: Dekalb Taylor Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8899° N, 88.7498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8899&lon=-88.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6323Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6323Q-1995-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940111000279A

## Narrative

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

COLD ENGINE HARD TO START. LOCKED FULL POWER ON TAKEOFF. SETTLED INTO GROUND. OUT OF ANNUAL. INSUFFICIENT WARM UP.

## 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 CHI94LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA061), Jan 11, 1994: Mooney M20F (N6323Q), Dekalb, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: was an aborted takeoff not performed by the pilot-in-command. Factors related to the accident were the partial power loss for undetermined reasons and the continued operation of the airplane with 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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