# Incident 19790415008089I: Mooney M20J, Havana, IL, April 15, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1979, 15:45 local time
- Place: Havana, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2951° N, 90.0578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Havana, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2951&lon=-90.0578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4248H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4248H) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 87 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/19790415008089I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED APPROX 230 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY

## Other reports on N4248H (1)

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

- [Incident 20241103018289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241103018289I), Nov 3, 2024: Mooney M20J (N4248H), Hamilton, OH, Minor damage. Pilot wanted to practice taxiing with no intention of flight. While taxiing on runway 11, aircraft increased speed and lost control resulting in a runway…

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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