# NTSB FTW87DPJ07: Mooney M20F, N9520M, Jenks, OK, September 17, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 17, 1987, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Jenks, OK
- Coordinates: 36.050834, -96.020866 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0508&lon=-96.0209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22179
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW87DPJ07
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22179/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DPJ07

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - fluid,fuel - contamination (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ENGINE FAILED DURING INITIAL CLIMB. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND SLID ACROSS ROAD DURING LANDING ATTEMPT. WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR SYSTEM FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9520M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9520M), registered now, S/N 670097, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 670097
- Airframe hours: 684
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Richard L. Carpenter
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 11, 1987, 1 hours before
- Destination: HOO, BENTONVILLE, AR
- Airport: RVS, R.L. Jones, Jr., runway 18R, 4,000 ×  ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 475 total, 41 in this make and model, 475 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 8 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870917053429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870917053429A), Sep 17, 1987: Mooney M20F, Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. The engine lost power on takeoff. Returned to airport for a belly landing. Water was found in fuel distributor.

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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