# Accident 19801210076649A: Mooney M20J, New Carrolton, MD, December 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1980, 16:50 local time
- Place: New Carrolton, MD
- Airport: College Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9805° N, 76.9222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLLEGE PARK (CGS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9805&lon=-76.9222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3739H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801210076649A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL81FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA026), Dec 10, 1980: Mooney M20J (N3739H), New Carrollton, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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