# NTSB UNK65X0362: Mooney M20E, N1984Y, Idaho Falls, ID, October 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1964
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID · IDAHO FALLS, ID
- Location: 43.4896° N, 112.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idaho Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4896&lon=-112.0353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0362
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0362

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3609  64/10/21   IDAHO FALLS ID      MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1138
        TIME - 1755                    N1984Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FANNING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FUEL INJECTION UNIT SEAL FAILED. #4 CYL INDU    CTION PIPE SEAL ALSO LEAKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1984Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1984Y-2009-07-09), registration cancelled 2009-07-09, S/N 271, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fanning

## Other investigations on N1984Y (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 FTW78FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA031), Mar 14, 1978: Mooney M20E (N1984Y), New Orleans, LA, destroyed

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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