# Accident 19810222004859A: Mooney M20F, Princeton, PA, February 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1981, 19:30 local time
- Place: Princeton, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9640° N, 80.2315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9640&lon=-80.2315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1919T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1919T-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 949 total, 41 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810222004859A

## Narrative

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

VACUUM  PROBLEMS ON IFR. LOST HORIZON AND DG. ENGINE QUIT. LOST CONTROL. IMPACTED GROUND AT HIGH VELOCITY.

## 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 NYC81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA029), Feb 22, 1981: Mooney M20F (N1919T), Montgomery Twp, NJ, destroyed, 4 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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