# Accident 19960709016179A: Mnmite M18LA, Beaver Marsh, OR, July 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1996, 12:41 local time
- Place: Beaver Marsh, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1492° N, 121.8000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1492&lon=-121.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4077 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18LA
- Reported engine: LYC O145B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 75 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960709016179A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STRUCK TREES LANDING ON ROAD. NO ANOMALIES. FUEL ON BOARD. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 SEA96LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA148), Jul 9, 1996: Mooney M18LA (N4077), Beaver Marsh, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the presence of trees near the forced landing area.

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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