# Incident 19790505025749I: Mooney M20C, Blaine, MN, May 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1979, 00:30 local time
- Place: Blaine, MN
- Airport: Anoka Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1608° N, 93.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1608&lon=-93.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7856V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7856V) (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: 547 total, 143 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/19790505025749I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPLIT. VOLTAGE REGULATOR PN 1119224 FAULTY. RADIO WIRING EXCEEDED CURRENT CAPABILITIES.

## Other reports on N7856V (2)

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

- [Incident 20211110019309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211110019309I), Nov 10, 2021: Mooney M20C (N7856V), Indian Head, MD, Minor damage. N7856V (M20P) landed gear up at 2W5 airport at 2143Z. The aircraft was provided ATC services by pct mtv ojaay. N7856V was a VFR aircraft on an sfra flight…
- [Incident 20000926030399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000926030399I), Sep 26, 2000: Mooney M20C (N7856V), Greenville, TX, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot statement attached. Instructor pilot was distracted during pre-landing check and forgot to lower landing gear. [privacy data omitted]

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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