# Accident 20130625012679A: Mooney M20J, El Reno, OK, June 25, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2013, 08:35 local time
- Place: El Reno, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4728° N, 98.0058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4728&lon=-98.0058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205MC-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 550 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA370) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130625012679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND A FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT RESULTED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE WINGS FUSELAGE, FIREWALL, LANDING GEAR, AND POWERPLANT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WITH ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS STILL ATTACHED TO THE MAIN WRECKAGE WITH THE ONE EXCEPTION OF THE LEFT MAIL LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. GROUND SCARS WERE PRESENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AFTER INITIAL IMPACT THE WRECKAGE DISPLAYED INDICATIONS OF A LOW ANGLE LOW ENERGY IMPACT. THE PROPELLER SHOWED NO INDICATION OF BEING UNDER POWER AT TIME OF IMPACT.

## 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 CEN13LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA370), Jun 25, 2013: Mooney M20J (N205MC), El Reno, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power, which resulted from the failure of the magneto assembly for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations.

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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