# Accident 19781020033239A: Mooney M20D, Grundy, VA, October 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1978
- Place: Grundy, VA
- Airport: Grundy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 37.2324° N, 82.1250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Grundy Municipal Airport (GDY), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2324&lon=-82.1250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1348W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1348W-1982-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 738 total, 550 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FIJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781020033239A

## Narrative

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

NUMBER 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD79FIJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIJ01), Oct 20, 1978: Mooney M20C (N1348W), Grundy, VA, substantial damage

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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