# Accident 19990417045399A: Mooney M20E, Brooksville, KY, April 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1999, 17:30 local time
- Place: Brooksville, KY
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 38.6810° N, 84.0609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6810&lon=-84.0609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1987Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1987Y) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990417045399A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 NYC99LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA093), Apr 17, 1999: Mooney M20E (N1987Y), Brooksville, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Contaminated fuel which resulted in the forced landing, and a heart attack from an adrenaline rush that interacted with preexisting coronary disease which resulted in the pilot's death.

## Other reports on N1987Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19840211003499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840211003499A), Feb 11, 1984: Mooney M20E (N1987Y), Cleveland, OH, Substantial damage. Engine had power interruption shortly after takeoff. The aircraft struck the runway causing substantial damage.

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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