# Accident 19810503084469A: Mooney M20K, Churchville, MD, May 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1981, 20:30 local time
- Place: Churchville, MD
- Airport: Hartford Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5612° N, 76.2455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Churchville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5612&lon=-76.2455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231CJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231CJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503084469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING ON AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL81FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA070), May 3, 1981: Mooney M20K (N231CJ), Churchville, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N231CJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19991228036219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991228036219I), Dec 28, 1999: Mooney M20K (N231CJ), Fuquay/Varina, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Poole was landing at a private airfield (4WE) on runway 14. Mr. Poole neglected to extend the gear. The propeller was the first to strike the ground…

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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