# Accident 19970905039699A: Mooney M20E, Loreto, Mexico, September 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1997, 14:45 local time
- Place: Loreto, Mexico
- Airport: Pacific Ocean
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9217V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9217V-1998-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 241 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970905039699A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WALL OF CLOUDS ENROUTE OVER OCEAN. REPORTED ENGINE QUIT. DITCHED. SANK. RESCUED. M20E NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 LAX97LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA319), Sep 5, 1997: Mooney M20E (N9217V), Gulf Of Ca (Pacific Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N9217V (1)

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

- [Incident 19791119044739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791119044739I), Nov 19, 1979: Mooney M20E (N9217V), Austin, MN, Minor damage. Lost all electrical power. Lowered gear manually but not locked. Collapsed. Alternator, faulty stator , diodes.

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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