# Incident 19780420011209I: Mooney M20J, Lamoni, IA, April 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1978, 15:20 local time
- Place: Lamoni, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6196° N, 93.9305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamoni, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6196&lon=-93.9305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201EC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201EC) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780420011209I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING CRUISE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

## Other reports on N201EC (1)

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

- [Accident 19820619026889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820619026889A), Jun 19, 1982: Mooney M20J (N201EC), Duluth, MN, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during ILS approach short of runway. Pilot received incorrect weather information.

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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