# Incident 19810203010069I: Mooney M20J, Greenville, SC, February 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1981, 10:11 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Municipal Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8369° N, 82.3630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8369&lon=-82.3630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201DB) (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 IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 300 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/19810203010069I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF ENGINE LOST POWER. EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY. FOUND STUCK VALVE.

## Other reports on N201DB (1)

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

- [Incident 20250323013719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250323013719I), Mar 23, 2025: Mooney M20J (N201DB), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. On March 25, 2025 at approximately 2154 local an aircraft was taxiing off the landing runway at ft Worth Alliance airport and struck a taxiway edge light. The…

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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