# Accident 19741103036609A: Mooney M20E, Vichy, MO, November 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1974
- Place: Vichy, MO
- Airport: Rolla National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.1274° N, 91.7695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Rolla National Airport (VIH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1274&lon=-91.7695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1261X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1261X-2008-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 602 total, 28 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741103036609A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WATER FOUND IN FUEL LINE AT FUEL INJECTOR,ALSO FOUND IN BOOST PUMP LINE AND SUMP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC75FCA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCA16), Nov 3, 1974: Mooney M20E (N1261X), Vichy, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1261X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20071013824539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071013824539A), Oct 13, 2007: Mooney M20E (N1261X), Muskegon, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) During the climb immediately following the takeoff the engine lost power. The pilot stated that due to trees being directly in front of the aircraft he…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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