# Accident 19761029032319A: Mooney M20E, Manville, NJ, October 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1976
- Place: Manville, NJ
- Airport: Kupper
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 40.5413° N, 74.5893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5413&lon=-74.5893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5962Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5962Q) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,503 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA03-201319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761029032319A

## Narrative

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

NR 3 CYL COMPRESSION RING FAILED.PERMITED HEAT CONCENTRATION,BURNED HOLE IN PISTON.HIT DIRT MOUND.

## 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 NYC76FHA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA03-201319), Oct 29, 1976: Mooney M20E (N5962Q), Manville, NJ, destroyed

## Other reports on N5962Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19780909029409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909029409A), Sep 9, 1978: Mooney M20D (N5962Q), Coryton, TN, Substantial damage. Wingtip struck knoll beside rwy.

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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