# Incident 19970110002129I: Mooney M20E, Ithaca, NY, January 10, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1997, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1246X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1246X-2012-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970110002129I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 1/10/97 AT 1800 EST A MOONEY, M20E, N1246X, EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT TOMPKINS COUNTY AIRPORT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. MECHANIC FOUND ENGINE RAM AIR OPENED. RAM AIR DOOR WAS CLOSED. ENGINE'S OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N1246X (1)

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

- [Accident 19750322006179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750322006179A), Mar 22, 1975: Mooney M20E (N1246X), West Memphis, AR, Substantial damage. Plt failed to drain fuel sumps prior to maint flt ck. Ret to fld to avoid ditch at end of rwy.

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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