# Accident 20030203004949A: Mooney M20J, New Orleans, LA, February 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2003, 17:55 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0425° N, 90.0283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0425&lon=-90.0283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N658FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N658FT-2006-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030203004949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT OF MOONEY M-20-J DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THIS WAS A PART 91 FLIGHT AROUND THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A NARROW STRIP IN-BETWEEN THE LEVEE AND A WOODED AREA, THE AIRCRAFT HIT SEVERAL TREES WITH THE LEFT WING, WHICH SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SPUN TO THE LEFT AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE CEMENT LEVEE WALL WHICH IMPACTED SO HARD THAT THE THREE OF THE FOUR ENGINE MOUNTS WERE TORN FROM THE STRUCTURE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID DOWN THE EMBANKMENT TO A STOP. NO INJURIES TO ANY PASSENGERS OR TO THE PILOT.

## 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 FTW03LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA092), Feb 3, 2003: Mooney M20J (N658FT), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as a result of the separation of the magneto assembly due to inadequate maintenance by unknown personnel. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the…

## Other reports on N658FT (1)

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

- [Incident 19970520015649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970520015649I), May 20, 1997: Mooney M20J (N658FT), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: the flight was conducted under a part 141 curriculum for a commercial rating. It was the pilot's first solo flight in this aircraft. The aircraft…

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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