# Incident 19960114003269I: Mooney M20J, Atlantic City, NJ, January 14, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1996, 13:20 local time
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Airport: Atlantic City International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4576° N, 74.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATLANTIC CITY INTL (ACY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4576&lon=-74.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201TL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201TL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 400 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960114003269I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED HVN FOR ACY, 15 MILES NE OF ACY THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OR AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AT THE SCENE BY SIGNATURE FLIGHT SERVICES MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCLOSED THAT NUMBER 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FAILED. THE OPERATOR SUBMITTED A FAA FORM 8010-4 TO AFS-640. NO FURTHER ACTION IS PLANNED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N201TL (1)

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

- [Incident 19960915031859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960915031859I), Sep 15, 1996: Mooney M20J (N201TL), Morristown, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: on Sunday, September 15, 1996, Mr. Rajkumar seth (pilot) and three (3) pax in a 1977 Mooney M20J (N201TL) (s/n 24-0202) flew from mvy to mmu. Upon…

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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