Accident · 2003-02-03

NTSB case FTW03LA092 · Mooney M20J · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-02-03
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Mooney M20J (N658FT)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The loss of engine power as a result of the separation of the magneto assembly due to inadequate maintenance by unknown personnel. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

Source: NTSB case FTW03LA092

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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