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| Date: | Tuesday 2 April 2024 |
| Time: | 10:56 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20E Super 21 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N86UM |
| MSN: | 1137 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Alpine, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Heber Springs Municipal Airport, AR (KHBZ) |
| Tyler-Pounds Regional Airport, TX (TYR/KTYR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On April 2, 2024, about 1056 central daylight time, a Mooney M20E airplane, N86UM, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Alpine, Arkansas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
According to the pilot, while in cruise flight in a gradual descent, the airplane’s two carbon monoxide (CO) detectors began alerting, and he felt symptoms of CO poisoning. The pilot closed the cabin vents, opened a small cockpit window, and attempted to open the door, but was unsuccessful. The pilot decided to not continue the flight to the nearest airport; he shut down the engine and perform a forced landing to a field. During the forced landing, the airplane impacted unsuitable terrain and sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage.
The airplane was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://arkadelphian.com/2024/04/02/pilot-uninjured-after-forced-landing-in-alpine/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86UM
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N86UM/history/20240402/1529Z/KHBZ/L%2034.24667%20-93.36472
https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/28591635/n86um-1966-mooney-m20e-super-21 (in former c/s)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 20:46 | aus | Added |
| 02-Apr-2024 20:50 | ASN | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Apr-2024 22:11 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Apr-2024 22:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Apr-2024 22:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Category, ] |
| 03-Apr-2024 06:26 | Anon. | Updated [Category, ] |
| 03-Apr-2024 06:27 | ASN | Updated [Category, ] |
| 08-Apr-2024 19:40 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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