# Accident 20130915022479A: Mooney M20J, Ely, NV, September 15, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2013, 08:15 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7719° N, 115.0136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7719&lon=-115.0136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1079K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1079K) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,222 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA407) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130915022479A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING A AERIAL OBSERVATION OF AUTOMOBILE RACE NEAR LUND NEVADA, N1079K EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS. DURING THE DESCENT TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWERLINE. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS TO THE PILOT, THE POWER WAS REGAINED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT, NEVADA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES OR POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED.

THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED IN THE EVENT ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR13LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA407), Sep 15, 2013: Mooney M20J (N1079K), Lund, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to monitor the environment, which led to a collision with power lines during climbout. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power during low-altitude flight for…

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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