# Accident 20070416006499A: Mooney M20C, Sidney, OH, April 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2007, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sidney, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4831° N, 84.2728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4831&lon=-84.2728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3529H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3529H-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,359 total, 110 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070416006499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED SIDNEY, OHIO AIRPORT (I12), SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND AT A LOW ALTITUDE (APPROX. 500 FT) ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER, AND THEN QUIT ALTOGETHER. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO THE CLOSEST SUITABLE FIELD.

## 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 CHI07LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA121), Apr 16, 2007: Mooney M20C (N3529H), Sidney, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during initial climb due to oil starvation as a result of improper maintenance. The fixed base operator's failure to advise the pilot that the engine had been operated…

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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