# Accident 19751009033769A: Mooney M20E, Van Wert, OH, October 9, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1975
- Place: Van Wert, OH
- Airport: David Poe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.8701° N, 84.5849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Wert, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8701&lon=-84.5849&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3259F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3259F) (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: 1,831 total, 503 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEK07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751009033769A

## Narrative

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

T/D IN MIDDLE OF STRIP ACFT GRADUALLY TURNED L UNTIL L WING CTCTD STANDING CORN.

## 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 CHI76FEK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEK07), Oct 9, 1975: Mooney M20E (N3259F), Van Wert, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3259F (1)

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

- [Incident 19910719035289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910719035289I), Jul 19, 1991: Mooney M20E (N3259F), Wheeling, WV. Rough engine at altitude. Vectored to nearest airport. Landed safely. NR4 cylinder exhaust valve head broke.

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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