# Accident 20071013824539A: Mooney M20E, Muskegon, MI, October 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2007, 10:59 local time
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1694° N, 86.2381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1694&lon=-86.2381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1261X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1261X-2008-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total, 759 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071013824539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE CLIMB IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE TAKEOFF THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT DUE TO TREES BEING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT HE ELECTED TO TURN BACK TO THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SHORT OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR 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 CHI08LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA016), Oct 13, 2007: Mooney M20E (N1261X), Muskegon, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power during initial climb after takeoff for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain for a forced landing available to the pilot due to the presence of a…

## Other reports on N1261X (1)

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

- [Accident 19741103036609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741103036609A), Nov 3, 1974: Mooney M20E (N1261X), Vichy, MO, Substantial damage. Water found in fuel line at fuel injector,also found in boost pump line and sump.

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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