# Accident 20030824022479A: Mooney M20D, Hood River, OR, August 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2003, 11:27 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Airport: Hood River Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6697° N, 121.5592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6697&lon=-121.5592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6619U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6619U-2004-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20D (registry code 5870210, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030824022479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF, LOSS OF POWER, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB, AIRCRAFT FAILED TO DEVELOP ENOUGH POWER AND LIFT TO GAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. AT THIS POINT PIC, JOLIE LUCAS-HOLT, RELINQUISHED CONTROLS TO HER DAD, JAMES L. LUCAS. HE LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND ENDED UP CLIPPING THE TOPS OF SOME TREES AND LANDING IN A MUD POND.

## 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 SEA03LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA176), Aug 24, 2003: Mooney M20D (N6619U), Hood River, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A power loss due to a mis-seated intake valve on the #1 cylinder resulting in leakage during the compression stroke and low compression. Contributing factors were the rising terrain and trees.

## Other reports on N6619U (2)

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

- [Incident 19911013050959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911013050959I), Oct 13, 1991: Mooney M20D (N6619U), San Andreas, CA, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion in flight. Forced landing at airport. Appears pilot extended gear late. Gear collapsed on rollout.
- [Accident 19740715020059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740715020059A), Jul 15, 1974: Mooney M20D (N6619U), Glasgow, MT, 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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