# Accident 20150621009569A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Sheboygan Falls, WI, June 21, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2015, 16:30 local time
- Place: Sheboygan Falls, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7697° N, 87.8517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7697&lon=-87.8517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1168Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1168Z-2015-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,275 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150621009569A

## Narrative

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

JUNE 22, 2015 AT 1321 LOCAL TIME AN MOONEY M20K N1168Z EXPERIENCED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE THEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE AT CRUISE PHASE OF FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD 5 MILES SOUTH OF SHEBOYGAN COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT IN SHEBOYGAN FALLS WISCONSIN. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOUL ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN15LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA279), Jun 21, 2015: Mooney M20K (N1168Z), Sheboygan, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Oil starvation due to preignition in the No. 5 cylinder as a result of failed spark plugs; the top and sides of the piston head were eroded, which allowed the exhaust gases caused by the preignition…

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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