# Accident 19950430011319A: Mooney M20J, Kirksville, MO, April 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1995, 13:55 local time
- Place: Kirksville, MO
- Airport: Kirksville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1892° N, 92.5691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1892&lon=-92.5691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4145H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4145H-1997-09-17) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,020 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950430011319A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT ENGINE VIBRATION. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. TORE OFF WING LANDING. TAPPETS HAD BROKE. PRIOR PROP STRIKE.

## 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 CHI95LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA139), Apr 30, 1995: Mooney M20J (N4145H), Kirksville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to failure of the engine's hydraulic tappet body heads. Related factors in the accident were the restricted visual lookout, and the unsuitable terrain encountered during…

## Other reports on N4145H (1)

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

- [Incident 19920420016349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920420016349I), Apr 20, 1992: Mooney M20J (N4145H), Beatrice, NE. Engine quit in flight. Pilot able to restart at lower altitude. Landed at Beatrice. Faulty ram air induction system

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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