# Incident 19800421049759I: Mooney M20F, Morristown, NJ, April 21, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7966° N, 74.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7966&lon=-74.4773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7038V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7038V-2000-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,325 total, 0 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/19800421049759I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE DUE TO FAULTY OIL ACCESS PLATE ON COWLING.

## Other reports on N7038V (2)

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

- [Accident 20000419011189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000419011189A), Apr 19, 2000: Mooney M20F (N7038V), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot/builder of this high performance experimental amateur built a/c said the engine failed during an idle descent for landing. The conventional…
- [Incident 19780111002639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780111002639I), Jan 11, 1978: Mooney M20F (N7038V), Waukesha, WI, Minor damage. Right gear partially collapsed on landing. Found bent actuator rod.

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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