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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Ridgeland, SC · November 3, 1978

Date: November 3, 1978 · 07:20 local
Place: Ridgeland, SC
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3QT
Reported as: Mooney M20E
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total558 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N3QTRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 903 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Forced landing due to loss of oil pressure. Found broken line to oil cooler.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. FOUND BROKEN LINE TO OIL COOLER.