40.7293° N, 73.4134° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 6, 1981 · 06:55 local
Place
Farmingdale, NY
Airport
Republic
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N79817
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total200 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Za lost oil pressure in cruise, landed ok. Found prop oil line leaking. Repaired. Test flight ok.
As the FAA filed it
ZA LOST OIL PRESSURE IN CRUISE, LANDED OK. FOUND PROP OIL LINE LEAKING. REPAIRED. TEST FLIGHT OK.