# Incident 20060104001119I: Mooney M20E, Marion, IA, January 4, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2006, 14:40 local time
- Place: Marion, IA
- Airport: Marion Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0298° N, 91.5317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARION (C17), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0298&lon=-91.5317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1239X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1239X) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total, 1,116 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060104001119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ENROUTE TO MARION, IA, ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY COLORADO AIRPORT. HE HAD BEEN FLYING IN THE CLOUDS FOR AWHILE AND ACCUMULATED ABOUT ONE INCH OF ICE ON THE WINGS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED UPON LANDING AT THE MARION COUNTY IOWA AIRPORT (C17). MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N1239X (1)

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

- [Incident 19900319010809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900319010809I), Mar 19, 1990: Mooney M20E (N1239X), Columbus, IN. Lost all electrical power en route. Flew VFR to destination. Found voltage regulator was defective.

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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