# Incident 20160902015909I: Mooney M20F, Columbus, WI, September 2, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2016, 13:01 local time
- Place: Columbus, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3368° N, 89.0300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3368&lon=-89.0300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4015N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4015N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160902015909I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2016, A MOONEY 20F, US REGISTRATION N4015N WAS ENROUTE AT APPROXIMATELY 7500 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE FROZE UP AND STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MATHAIRE FIELD AIRPORT (WI97).  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THE OFF-FIELD LANDING AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR TWO PASSENGERS.  VISUAL METEROLIGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

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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