# Accident 19811016067969A: Mooney M20C, Folkston, GA, October 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1981, 15:15 local time
- Place: Folkston, GA
- Airport: Davis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7964° N, 82.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAVIS FLD (3J6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7964&lon=-82.0282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9244V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9244V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,607 total, 801 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FLA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811016067969A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT APPROACHING DESTINATION. LANDED IN A HAYFIELD. STRUCK A FENCE ON ROLLOUT. CONNECTING ROD BOLT BROKE.

## 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 ATL82FLA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLA02), Oct 16, 1981: Mooney M20C (N9244V), Folkston, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9244V (2)

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

- [Incident 19850802056469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850802056469I), Aug 2, 1985: Mooney M20C (N9244V), Jesup, GA. Landed with gear partially extended after gear would only partially retract. Malfunction to be reported.
- [Incident 19830728041379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830728041379I), Jul 28, 1983: Mooney M20C (N9244V), St Simmons Isla, GA, Minor damage. Snapping sound as gear partially extended. Unable to lockdown. The gear collapsed on landing. Broken actuating rod

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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