Mooney M20F accident near Kerrville, Texas, October 5, 1986
On October 5, 1986 at about 3:13 pm local time, a Mooney M20F, registered N22KK, was destroyed in an accident near Kerrville, Texas (Kerrville Muni airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 5, 1986 · about 3:13 pm local time
- Place
- Kerrville, Texas · Kerrville Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F · all M20Fs on the register
- Registration
- N22KK · registry record · serial 690071
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DRG THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG LOST POWER & THE PLT MADE A GEAR UP LNDG. A POST ACDNT EXAM REVEALED THE ENG INTAKE AIR SUPPLY WAS BLOCKED OFF BY A BALL OF PAPER THAT HAD GOTTEN INTO THE OPEN RAM AIR INTAKE VALVE. THIS RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER. THE PAPER BALL CONTAINED MASKING TAPE & WHITE PAINT. IT APPARENTLY HAD BEEN LEFT INSIDE THE ENG COWLING WHEN THE ACFT WAS LAST PAINTED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,173 hours in all; 1,541 in this make and model; 90 in the last 90 days; 2,053 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,175 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 1, 1985
- Maximum gross weight: 2,740 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: GPT Gulfport MS
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 12, 5,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,500 ft; not recorded at 1,500 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:50 pm from EVR
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N22KK the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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