# Accident 19790420009139A: Mooney M20E, Cresco, IA, April 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1979, 10:15 local time
- Place: Cresco, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3717° N, 92.1163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cresco, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3717&lon=-92.1163&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7115U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7115U-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 57 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420009139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED SMOKE UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL IN FLIGHT. LANDED IN FIELD.SAW FIRE AT RUDDER PEDALS.AIRPLANE BURNED

## 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 MKC79FCD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD16), Apr 20, 1979: Mooney M20E (N7115U), Cresco, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7115U (1)

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

- [Accident 19780108000129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780108000129A), Jan 8, 1978: Mooney M20D (N7115U), Gadsden, AL, Substantial damage. Hand starting. Arpt night watchman at ctls added full pwr aftr stait C-210,N9641X,subst dmg.

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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