# Incident 19781121026239I: Mooney M20J, Nodine, MN, November 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1978, 14:30 local time
- Place: Nodine, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9050° N, 91.4363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nodine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9050&lon=-91.4363&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201BK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201BK) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,079 total, 177 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/19781121026239I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HEARD RUBBING SOUND IN FLIGHT WHICH GOT LOUDER AND ENDED WITH A JOLT. SPINNER BULKHEAD CRACKED, DAMAGED COWL.

## Other reports on N201BK (1)

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

- [Accident 19780308013029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780308013029A), Mar 8, 1978: Mooney M20J (N201BK), Caledonia, MN, 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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