# Incident 19801016074619I: Mooney M20J, Rochester, NY, October 16, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1980, 05:14 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Co
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4294H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4294H-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1D6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 345 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/19801016074619I

## Narrative

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

ZK ZL SEVERE OIL LEAK AT THE FILTER BASE, WRONG FILTER INSTALLED, APPLICABILITY CHART CONTRARY TO SERVICE LETTER.

## Other reports on N4294H (1)

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

- [Incident 19801208085589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801208085589I), Dec 8, 1980: Mooney M20J (N4294H), Rochester, NY. Za zk electrical power output decreased after takeoff. Precautionary landing. Alternator drive belt tightened.

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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