# Incident 19801021081079I: Mooney M20K, Sandusky, OH, October 21, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1980, 11:15 local time
- Place: Sandusky, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4559° N, 82.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandusky, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4559&lon=-82.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231GM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231GM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,500 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/19801021081079I

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE PRECEDED FORCED LANDING. HOLE FOUND IN TOP EDGE OF PISTON.

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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