# Accident 19940501009599A: Mooney STCM20, Denver, CO, May 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1994, 12:20 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8905° N, 105.1097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8905&lon=-105.1097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1905Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1905Y-2012-08-20) (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 STCM20
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940501009599A

## Narrative

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

ASKED RETURN AFTER TAKEOFF. MADE STEEP RIGHT BANK FOR 29L BUT IMPACTED BETWEEN RUNWAYS. CRANKSHAFT BROKE. DUE MODS.

## 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 FTW94FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA141), May 1, 1994: Mooney M20E (N1905Y), Broomfield, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT; AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED…

## Other reports on N1905Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19791126046079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791126046079I), Nov 26, 1979: Mooney M20E (N1905Y), Broomfield, CO. Aircraft lost electrical power en route while IFR. Found defective voltage regulator, delco REMY1119224.

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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