# Accident 19940713018419A: Mooney M20J, Tucson, AZ, July 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1994, 09:16 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1492° N, 110.9305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1492&lon=-110.9305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5668M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5668M-2014-12-22) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 705 total, 156 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940713018419A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH. STRUCK POLE IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. DURING TEST ENGINE QUIT LEANED ONE QUARTER.

## 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 LAX94LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA284), Jul 13, 1994: Mooney M-20J (N5668M), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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