# Incident 19960426011789I: Mooney M20F, Candor, NC, April 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1996, 19:50 local time
- Place: Candor, NC
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2964° N, 79.7325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Candor, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2964&lon=-79.7325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9115V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9115V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 450 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960426011789I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 7000 FEET WHEN PILOT NOTICED HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE CONTROLLING ENGINE POWER. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN FIELD. LANDED WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. PILOT HAD MECHANIC LOOK AT AIRCRAFT. MECHANIC TIGHTENED THROTTLE CABLE AND ADJUSTED. PILOT FLEW AIRCRAFT OUT OF FIELD WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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