# Accident 20170502008569A: Mooney M20E, Olathe, KS, May 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2017, 18:30 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8464° N, 94.7375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8464&lon=-94.7375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7118U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7118U-2020-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 22,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170502008569A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA260), May 2, 2017: Mooney M20 (N7118U), Olathe, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separated fuel tank selector knob roll pin, which prevented the fuel selector from moving to the fuel tank position for the tank with usable fuel and resulted in fuel starvation and the…

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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