N1216X is a 1963 Mooney M20C. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER rated at 180 horsepower. Its registration was cancelled in Aug 1963. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Aug 2016. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
FAA recordRegistered in San Angelo, TX in 2001 · deregistered in 1963.
2016
2001
1963
The private pilot was at a cruise altitude of 12,000 feet in instrument meteorological conditions on an instrument flight rules flight plan when he experienced a total loss of engine power 6 minutes after switching fuel tanks. The pilot initiated an emergency descent and broke out of the clouds at approximately 300 feet above the ground and landed in a clearing with the landing gear retracted. The airplane slid approximately 300 feet and impacted a fence. The pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
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About the Mooney M20C
About the modelA four-seat, low-wing retractable single with the distinctive forward-swept tail. Mooneys are built around efficiency: narrow, slippery, and quick on modest power.