# Accident 20230820012469A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Fostoria, OH, August 20, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2023, 16:15 local time
- Place: Fostoria, OH
- Airport: Fostoria Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1570° N, 83.4169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1570&lon=-83.4169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1152K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1152K) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,271 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230820012469A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 20, 2023, THE PILOT/^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HIS HOME BASE AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECENTLY, JUNE 2023, ACQUIRED THE AIRPLANE AND HAD ACCRUED APPROXIMATELY 20 HOURS TIME IN THE AIRPLANE.  THIS FLIGHT WAS A PROFICIENCY FLIGHT, PRACTICE APPROACHES.  THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD MADE ONE PRACTICE APPROACH AT A NEIGHBORING AIRPORT, ON RETURN TO HOME BASE AIRPORT DECIDED TO MAKE ANOTHER PRACTICE APPROACH AT AN AIRPORT IN BETWEEN.  WITHOUT LANDING, DURING THE CLIMB OUT AND RETURN TO HOME, THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED RAPID INTERMITTENT ENGINE OPERATION, FEW SECONDS LATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS.  PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.  UNABLE, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN SOYBEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF MILE NORTH OF AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA23LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA344), Aug 20, 2023: Mooney M20K (N1152K), Fostoria, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for unknown reasons.

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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