# Accident 19750810031459A: Mooney M20D, Rockdale, IL, August 10, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1975
- Place: Rockdale, IL
- Airport: Joliet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.5177° N, 88.1754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOLIET RGNL (JOT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5177&lon=-88.1754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8190E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8190E-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (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 M20D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 504 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750810031459A

## Narrative

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

BATTERY & JUMPER CABLES USED TO START ENG.BATTERY ON FLOOR,SHIFTED AFT,TURNED FUEL SEL OFF.

## 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 CHI76FEE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE14), Aug 10, 1975: Mooney M20A (N8190E), Rockdale, IL, 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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