# Incident 19810120089329I: Mooney M20E, Eldora, IA, January 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1981
- Place: Eldora, IA
- Airport: Eldora
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3299° N, 93.1143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELDORA (27P), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3299&lon=-93.1143&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5703Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5703Q-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 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/19810120089329I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT AT ELDORA AIRPORT, IOWA. POLICE INVESTIGATION PENDING.

## Other reports on N5703Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19901117051049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901117051049A), Nov 17, 1990: Mooney M20E (N5703Q), Tuba City, AZ, Substantial damage. Tried to depart short closed strip after landing due low oil. Unable ran off end. Piston rings broken. Lost temper.
- [Incident 19791027054149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027054149I), Oct 27, 1979: Mooney M20E (N5703Q), Carthage, SD, Minor damage. Extremely rough engine due to loss of a propeller blade section.

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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