# Accident 19940224002879A: Mooney M20J, Gallup, NM, February 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1994, 09:42 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3809° N, 108.7994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3809&lon=-108.7994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201SX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201SX-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 783 total, 112 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940224002879A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED IN SNOW COVERED FIELD. STRUCK STUMP. NR3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.

## 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 FTW94LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA089), Feb 24, 1994: Mooney M20J (N201SX), Gallup, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 3 EXHAUST VALVE. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE TO EXECUTE THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N201SX (2)

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

- [Incident 20150227002089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150227002089I), Feb 27, 2015: Mooney M20J (N201SX), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. On February 27, 2015 at about 1302 pacific standard time (PST) a Mooney M20J, U.S. Registration number N201SX sustained minor damage while landing on runway…
- [Incident 20000825029129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000825029129I), Aug 25, 2000: Mooney M20J (N201SX), Sheldon, IA, Minor damage. (-23)The pilot,[privacy data omitted], was the pilot-in-command of N201SX on 08/25/2000. [privacy data omitted] Landed N201SX wuthout extending the landing…

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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