# Accident 19800206001759A: Mooney M20E, Marco Island, FL, February 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1980, 16:15 local time
- Place: Marco Island, FL
- Airport: Marco Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9320° N, 81.7048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marco Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9320&lon=-81.7048&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3256F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3256F-2026-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,197 total, 0 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DKT25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKT25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800206001759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. STALLED RETURNING TO RUNWAY. FUEL PUMP INOPERATIVE. FAILED TO TURN ON AUXILIARY PUMP.

## 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 MIA80DKT25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKT25), Feb 6, 1980: Mooney M20C (N3256F), Marco Island, FL, substantial damage

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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