# Incident 19780921019659I: Mooney M20F, Jamestown, NY, September 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1978, 16:10 local time
- Place: Jamestown, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0976° N, 79.2361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0976&lon=-79.2361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7798M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7798M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 400 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/19780921019659I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IFR EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

## Other reports on N7798M (1)

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

- [Accident 20201002022289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201002022289A), Oct 2, 2020: Mooney M20F (N7798M), Centennial, CO, Minor damage. On 02/10/2020 at approximately 1015 hrs (MDT), N7798M, sn 22-0040, Mooney M20F, during takeoff at Centennial airport, (kapa) Centennial, CO. The sole door on…

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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