# Accident 20070317003199A: Mooney M20B, Saint George, UT, March 17, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2007, 18:00 local time
- Place: Saint George, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0406° N, 113.6008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0406&lon=-113.6008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74503, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74503-2012-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (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 M20B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 462 total, 325 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070317003199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY MARCH 17, 2007 AT APPROX 1745 MDT, A MOONEY M20B, N74503, S/N 1814 DEPARTED ST. GEORGE, UT (SGU) FOR MESQUITE, NV (67L), THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL DEPARTURE VIA RWY 16. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY THE OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , AND ONE PASSENGER ABOARD. AT APPROX 1815 THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 6500 FEET, 9.6 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING EXCESSIVELY ROUGH AND BACK FIRING, THE PILOT MADE 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO RETURN TO (SGU). UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND COULD NOT MAKE THE APPROACH END OF RWY 34, HE TURNED AGAIN 120 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF FIELD EMERGENCY LANDING, GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN EMPTY FIELD, WITH DRY ROCKY TERRAIN ADJACENT TO A RIVER BED, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED 195 FEET AND CAME TO REST. THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE AND LEFT WING WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 LAX07LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA114), Mar 18, 2007: Mooney M20B (N74503), St. George, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Oil contamination of the right magneto. Factors were the airplane owner's failure to comply with manufacturer's service bulletins and overhaul porcedures.

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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