# Accident 19780111000449A: Mooney M20D, Danby, VT, January 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1978
- Place: Danby, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 43.3437° N, 72.9947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danby, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3437&lon=-72.9947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6850V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6850V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780111000449A

## Narrative

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

CRANKSHAFT FAILED,SUB-SURFACE INGOT PIPING NOT FOUND DURING MANUFRING PROCESSES.

## 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 NYC78FNC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC09), Jan 11, 1978: Mooney M20F (N6850V), Danby, VT, 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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