# NTSB ERA10WA508: Mooney M20J, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 5, 2008

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 5, 2008, 11:30 local (11:30 UTC)
- Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Coordinates: -35.399444, -60.094444 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-35.3994&lon=-60.0944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10WA508
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77553/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77553
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA508

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 5, 2008, about 1130 universal coordinated time, a Mooney M20J, LV-MPT, experienced a total loss of engine power during cruise flight and performed a forced landing to a field near Buenos Aires, Argentina. The foreign certificated private pilot and a passenger were not injured, and the airplane sustained minor damage. Postaccident examination of the engine revealed a fractured crankshaft.

This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Argentina. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Argentina. For further information contact:

Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviacion Civil

(JIAAC) Republica Argentina

Fax: 54-11-4381-6333

jiaaci@speedy.com.ar

## Aircraft

- Registration: LV-MPT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 25, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77553. 7 KB in all.

- Disclaimer (item 1, .PDF, 7 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40338143&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Disclaimer-Master.PDF

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.

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