# Accident 19751030037269A: Mooney M20B, Erie, PA, October 30, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1975
- Place: Erie, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.1166° N, 80.0735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1166&lon=-80.0735&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74535, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74535) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (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 M20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 1,550 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FGM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FGM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751030037269A

## Narrative

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

PAPER HANDWIPE TOWEL JAMMED INTO OIL PUMP INLET PIPE. NR 1 CYL CNCTNG ROD FAILED.

## 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 IAD76FGM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FGM12), Oct 30, 1975: Mooney M20B (N74535), Erie, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N74535 (2)

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

- [Incident 19960426013849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960426013849I), Apr 26, 1996: Mooney M20B (N74535), Fairfield, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: departed sigourney, IA (IA50) at 12:00 CDT en-route to Fairfield municipal (ffl), entered traffic pattern and lowered landing gear. Observed a green…
- [Incident 19930703026959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930703026959I), Jul 3, 1993: Mooney M20B (N74535), Perry, IA, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently raised gear instead of lowering it. Landed gear up.

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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