# Incident 19970317008909I: Mooney M20F, Stuttgart, AR, March 17, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1997, 11:40 local time
- Place: Stuttgart, AR
- Airport: Stuttgart Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4952° N, 91.5486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stuttgart, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4952&lon=-91.5486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9230V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9230V) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 47 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970317008909I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 17, 1997, AT 1140 CST, A SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT, N9230V, OPERATED BY BRIAN D. MORGAN, PILOT IN COMMAND, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT STUTTGART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED NO DAMAGE DURING LANDING. NO INJURIES TO CREW. TRAINING FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER IFR. THE CAUSE OF LOST POWER WAS DETERMINED TO BE SPARK PLUG FOULING AND WAS CORRECTED ACCORDINGLY.

## Other reports on N9230V (1)

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

- [Incident 19910721038329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721038329I), Jul 21, 1991: Mooney M20F (N9230V), Billings, MT. Struck a powerline while making an approach to an unfamiliar unlighted airport at night.

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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