# Accident 19750302004249A: Mooney M20C, Pataskala, OH, March 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1975
- Place: Pataskala, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 40.0189° N, 82.7205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pataskala, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0189&lon=-82.7205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78928, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78928) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 599 total, 138 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEK24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEK24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750302004249A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 CHI75FEK24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEK24), Mar 2, 1975: Mooney M20C (N78928), Pataskala, OH, substantial damage

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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