# Accident 19781228038829A: Mooney M20D, Belleville,Il, IL, December 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1978
- Place: Belleville,Il, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.5157° N, 89.9910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belleville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5157&lon=-89.9910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201RY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201RY) (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 M20D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 3,450 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FCA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FCA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228038829A

## Narrative

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

HOLD DOWN WASHER LODGED BETWEEN ROTATING MAGNET AND STATIONARY SHOE.

## 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 CHI79FCA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FCA02), Dec 28, 1978: Mooney M20J (N201RY), Belleville, IL, 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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