# Incident 20011213038099I: Mooney M20E, Cincinnati, OH, December 13, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2001, 13:17 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Airport: Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunke
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1035° N, 84.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cincinnati, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1035&lon=-84.5153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721RX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N721RX) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011213038099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MOONEY N721RX ENROUTE MGW - COU AT 10,000 FT. EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION WAS BRIEFLY ESTABLISHED WITH ATC USING A HAND-HELD RADIO. LAST ASSIGNED HEADING/ALTITUDE WAS 150 DEGREES DESCENDING TO 3,000 FT. AIRCRAFT FINALLY LANDED AT LUNKEN AIRPORT, CINCINNATI, OH. PILOT CALLED ATC AND CONFIRMED THE ABOVE. AN A & P MECHANIC FOUND A LOOSE WIRE ON THE FIELD TERMINAL OF THE ALTERNATOR. MECHANIC REPAIRED ALTERNATOR WIRING CONNECTION AND CHARGED THE BATTERY. GROUND RUN-UP OF ENGINE SHOWED NORMAL OPERATION OF THE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N721RX (1)

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

- [Incident 19970819028429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970819028429I), Aug 19, 1997: Mooney M20E (N721RX), College Park, MD, Minor damage. Narrative: PIC forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up. PIC very cooperative. Aircraft moved from runway by freeway airport, inc. crs and stored in…

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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