# Incident 19790425025009I: Mooney M20C, Clearwater, FL, April 25, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1979, 17:50 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7878V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7878V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 850 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/19790425025009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL AFTER DIVERTING FROM DESTINATION TO ANOTHER NEARBY AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N7878V (2)

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

- [Incident 20171227023849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171227023849I), Dec 27, 2017: Mooney M20C (N7878V), Zephyrhills, FL, Minor damage. On December 27, 2017, at 1225 EST a Mooney, model M20C, N7878V that is registered to 7878 victor inc., had a gearup landing. Visual meteorological conditions…
- [Incident 19940617032689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940617032689I), Jun 17, 1994: Mooney M20C (N7878V), Birmingham, AL. Lost directional control landing. Ran off 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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