# Incident 19810808084239I: Socata MS894A, Mt Pleasant, IA, August 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Mt Pleasant, IA
- Airport: Mt Pleasant
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9466° N, 91.5112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOUNT PLEASANT MUNI (MPZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9466&lon=-91.5112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N959W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N959W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS894A (registry code 8402842, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-ms894a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA MS894A
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810808084239I

## Narrative

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

ZA NOSE WHEEL FELL OFF DURING TAKEOFF WHEN NOSE GEAR STRUCTURE FAILED WHEN A BOLT HOLE BROKE OUT.

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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