# Accident 19750316010389A: Mooney M20E, Sumterville, FL, March 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1975
- Place: Sumterville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 28.7450° N, 82.0634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sumterville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7450&lon=-82.0634&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9299M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9299M-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 346 total, 124 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DLD61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750316010389A

## Narrative

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

FUEL INJECTION INLET SCREEN WAS CONTAMINATED WITH SEDIMENT.

## 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 MIA75DLD61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD61), Mar 16, 1975: Mooney M20E (N9299M), Sumterville, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9299M (1)

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

- [Accident 19740629021729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740629021729A), Jun 29, 1974: Mooney M20E (N9299M), Keystone Hts, FL, Substantial damage. Warning horn inop.

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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