# Incident 19780903017279I: Mooney M20E, Dubois, PA, September 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1978, 14:00 local time
- Place: Dubois, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1222° N, 78.7551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DuBois, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1222&lon=-78.7551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9338V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9338V) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 120 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/19780903017279I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. ROD CAME HAD COME LOOSE.

## Other reports on N9338V (1)

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

- [Accident 20240108019529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240108019529A), Jan 8, 2024: Mooney M20E (N9338V), Byron, CA, Substantial damage. After careful investigation of the evidence and ln collaboration with the NTSB, it has been determined that the accident was due to pilot error. All statements…

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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