- Date
- December 30, 1986, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Greenwood, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9627MMooney M20F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861230082149A
- Case key
- 13575
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Throttle/power lever,linkage - looseCause
Maintenance,installation - inadequateCause
Forced landing
On ground/water collision with object
Analysis
The aircraft lost engine power during a descent due to a loose throttle linkage and the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a field. On landing roll the aircraft struck a reflector post with the right wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9627M
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 670204
- Airframe hours
- 2,000
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Terry L. Dorn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 12, 1986 · 56 hours before
- Departed
- MDZ · Medford, WI
- Airport
- V1Q · Neillsville
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 411 total · 123 in this make and model · 374 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 32 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.