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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Olathe, KS · May 2, 2017

Date
May 2, 2017 · 18:30 local
Place
Olathe, KS
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7118U
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA260
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
22,500 total3,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot departed kixd and during climb out through 1000 feet, the engine lost power. The pilot declared an emergency and landed the aircraft in a farm field.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT DEPARTED KIXD AND DURING CLIMB OUT THROUGH 1000 FEET, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FARM FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.