On October 9, 2007, about 1244 Pacific daylight time, a Mooney
M20F, N9612M, made a forced landing following a loss of engine
power near Alamo, Nevada. The pilot/owner operated the airplane
under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Part 91 as a personal cross-country flight. The airplane
sustained substantial damage with structural damage to the
wings. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured. The
flight departed the Gooding Municipal Airport (GNG), Gooding,
Idaho, about 1100 mountain daylight time (MDT), en route to the
North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), Las Vegas, Nevada. Visual
meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules
(VFR) flight plan had been filed.  According to the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA), at 1220 a controller from Nellis
Air Force Base radar identified the airplane, and was providing
flight following services when the event occurred. At 1225, the
pilot stated that the engine was losing power, and he was having
a hard time maintaining altitu