ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360808
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| Date: | Thursday 24 February 1994 |
| Time: | 11:42 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20J |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N201SX |
| MSN: | 24-0308 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1619 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-AIB6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gallup, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT 8,500 FEET MSL THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST VALVE FOR THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING TO A SNOW COVERED OPEN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER IMPACTING A TREE STUMP.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 3 EXHAUST VALVE. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE TO EXECUTE THE FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94LA089
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 February 2015 | N201SX | Rugger Investment Group LLC | 0 | John Wayne-Orange County Airport (KSNA), Santa Ana, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 11:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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