Event CHI84LA109

1984-02-11 CLEVELAND, Ohio, United States Airport · CLE Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1987Y

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

MOONEY M20E

Year of manufacture

1964 · 20 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19640319

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A18947

Registrant of record

TIPTON INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1987Y Mooney M20E Serious

Factual narrative

THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT ON TAKEOFF HE HEARD A BANG & SAW A PUFF OF BLUE SMOKE. THE PLT PULLED THE PWR OFF BUT DID NOT LOWER THE NOSE SO THE PASSENGER, WHO HAD FLT EXPERIENCE, PUSHED THE NOSE FORWARD & IMPACTED THE RWY. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED THE SPARK PLUG ON #3 CYL WAS LOOSE & HAD DAMAGED THREADS. ALL OTHER ENG COMPONENTS WERE NORMAL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA109.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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