# NTSB Accident BFO91LA003
> **MOONEY M20M** · 1990-10-13 · CULPEPER, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO91LA003
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24415
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-10-13
- **Location:** CULPEPER, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.46973, -78.00016
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY
- **Model:** M20M
- **Registration:** N987CM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INTERGRANULAR CRACKING (FATIGUE) FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST CLAMP, WHICH RESULTED IN A DISCONNECTED EXHAUST MANIFOLD (TAILPIPE), AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

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