# Incident 19780817037749I: Mooney M20J, Elgin, IL, August 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1978, 19:00 local time
- Place: Elgin, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0372° N, 88.2812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0372&lon=-88.2812&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201TG-2021-06-29) (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: 260 total, 8 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/19780817037749I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING DAMAGED PROP.

## Other reports on N201TG (1)

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

- [Incident 20150409003839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150409003839I), Apr 9, 2015: Mooney M20J (N201TG), Midland, TX, Minor damage. At the end of a VFR night flight from okc to mdd the pilot experienced an electrical power loss when the electric landing gear switch was activated. This…

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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