# Accident 19760926030649A: Mooney M20E, Urbana, OH, September 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1976
- Place: Urbana, OH
- Airport: Grimes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.1324° N, 83.7541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRIMES FLD (I74), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1324&lon=-83.7541&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1991Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1991Y) (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: 2,362 total, 220 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEK31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEK31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926030649A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF LUBRICATION RSLTD IN CONROD FAILURE.PISTON RINGS CARBON SEIZED.

## 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 CHI76FEK31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEK31), Sep 26, 1976: Mooney M20E (N1991Y), Urbana, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1991Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20150130000759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150130000759I), Jan 30, 2015: Mooney M20E (N1991Y), Minot, ND, Minor damage. While enroute from watford city ND to Minot ND aircraft engine exhibited loss of power due to fuel starvation. Pilot initiated forced landing on county road 10…
- [Incident 20150115001549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150115001549I), Jan 15, 2015: Mooney M20E (N1991Y), Minot, ND, Minor damage. On final approach into Minot, ND tower advised pilot that the left main did not come down. Pilot attempted to extend and did fly by. Tower confirmed LH gear…

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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