# Incident 19790808030229I: Mooney M20C, Spruce Creek, FL, August 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1979, 10:53 local time
- Place: Spruce Creek, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3604H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3604H) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 30 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/19790808030229I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HEARD BANG FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PROBABLE BACKFIRE FROM ENGINE.

## Other reports on N3604H (2)

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

- [Incident 19801026086959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801026086959I), Oct 26, 1980: Mooney M20C (N3604H), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear before landing.
- [Incident 19780305016359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305016359I), Mar 5, 1978: Mooney M20C (N3604H), Ormond Beach, FL, Minor damage. Student flying with an instructor, retracted the gear after touchdown.

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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