# Incident 19791202048319I: Mooney M20E, Ellicott, CO, December 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Ellicott, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8256° N, 104.3829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellicott, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8256&lon=-104.3829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9294M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9294M-2022-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (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 M20E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 5 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/19791202048319I

## Narrative

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

OIL PRESSURE FELL TO ZERO DURING CLIMB. FOUND BROKEN OIL LINE, APPARENTLY OVERHEATED, NEAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

## Other reports on N9294M (1)

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

- [Incident 19810709051919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810709051919I), Jul 9, 1981: Mooney M20E (N9294M), Silverton, TX, Minor damage. Failed to use check list. Landed gear up.

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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