# Accident 19810520029769A: Mooney M20C, Gordon, TX, May 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1981, 09:30 local time
- Place: Gordon, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5455° N, 98.3672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gordon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5455&lon=-98.3672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6477U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6477U-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 859 total, 780 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPD24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520029769A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING CAUSED BY BROKEN OIL LINE.

## 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 FTW81DPD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPD24), May 20, 1981: Mooney M20C (N6477U), Gordon, TX, substantial damage

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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