# Accident 19810601038849A: Mooney M20E, Tampa, FL, June 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1981, 14:24 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6061Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6061Q) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,364 total, 158 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FLD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810601038849A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON BASE LEG FOR LANDING. STRUCK WIRES AND FENCES NEAR AIRPORT. FOUND RUST, WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 MIA81FLD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD47), Jun 1, 1981: Mooney M20E (N6061Q), Tampa, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6061Q (3)

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

- [Incident 20111025026199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111025026199I), Oct 25, 2011: Mooney M20E (N6061Q), Thomasville, PA, Minor damage. Approach to landing at thv pilot extended manual gear system, gear safe light illuminated, the manual handle was stowed and there was no warning horn. Upon…
- [Incident 20000901027129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000901027129I), Sep 1, 2000: Mooney M20E (N6061Q), Bristol-Johnson, TN, Minor damage. (-23)Aircraft landed on runway 23 rolling out nearing a turn off to a taxiway. The nose gear collapsed followed immediately by the right main gear. The…
- [Incident 19940325000629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940325000629I), Mar 25, 1994: Mooney M20E (N6061Q), Pocahontas, MS, Minor damage. Rough engine en route. Precautionary landing at Private airstrip. Gear collopsed on rollout. Faulty NR3 cylinder.

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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