NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW87DPJ07
Registry · N9520M
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
MOONEY M20F
Year of manufacture
1966 · 21 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19661027
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD3E79
Registrant of record
COKER STEVE L JR
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
ENGINE FAILED DURING INITIAL CLIMB. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND SLID ACROSS ROAD DURING LANDING ATTEMPT. WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR SYSTEM FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_FTW87DPJ07.txt.
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