# Incident 19780423011069I: Mooney M20E, Salisbury, MD, April 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1978, 21:00 local time
- Place: Salisbury, MD
- Airport: Wicomico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3752° N, 75.5866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3752&lon=-75.5866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1977Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1977Y) (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: 106 total, 65 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/19780423011069I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION AT CRUISE. PILOT REDUCED POWER AND LANDED AT NEAREST AIRPORT. 4 INCHES OF PROP TIP MISSING.

## Other reports on N1977Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19840412020349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840412020349I), Apr 12, 1984: Mooney M20E (N1977Y), Collegeville, PA, Minor damage. Struck tree tops on final for a night landing. Put dents in right wing tip.

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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