Mooney M20F XB-FRU

Summary

On 20 March 2005 at about 19:00 local time, a Mooney M20F registered XB-FRU was involved in an accident near Norwood, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 March 2005 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Norwood, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

38.1511, -108.2717

Aircraft

Mooney M20F

Registration

XB-FRU

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lubbock → Telluride

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN05LA063

Nobody was injured.

the reported partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While descending, the airplane's engine started "missing" and began to lose power. Unable to maintain altitude, the pilot declared an emergency and executed a forced landing to a field. During the landing, the nose landing gear collapsed and the outboard 4 feet of the left wing was bent upward. Examination of the engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal engine operation. The reason for the reported partial loss of engine power was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.