19801210076649A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · New Carrolton, MD · December 10, 1980

Date
December 10, 1980 · 16:50 local
Place
New Carrolton, MD
Airport
College Park
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3739H
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FA026
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total0 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine connecting rod failed. Over gross weight aircraft crashed & burned in residential area. Ferry equipped.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE CONNECTING ROD FAILED. OVER GROSS WEIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASHED & BURNED IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. FERRY EQUIPPED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.