# Accident 19780308013029A: Mooney M20J, Caledonia, MN, March 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1978
- Place: Caledonia, MN
- Airport: Houston County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 43.5964° N, 91.5039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOUSTON COUNTY (CHU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5964&lon=-91.5039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201BK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201BK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total, 164 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FER32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780308013029A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC78FER32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER32), Mar 8, 1978: Mooney M20J (N201BK), Caledonia, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N201BK (1)

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

- [Incident 19781121026239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781121026239I), Nov 21, 1978: Mooney M20J (N201BK), Nodine, MN, Minor damage. Pilot heard rubbing sound in flight which got louder and ended with a jolt. Spinner bulkhead cracked, damaged cowl.

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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