# Incident 19820307018519I: Mooney M20E, Capshaw, AL, March 7, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1982, 17:30 local time
- Place: Capshaw, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7731° N, 86.7928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Capshaw, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7731&lon=-86.7928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7826V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7826V) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 0 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820307018519I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED IN FIELD WHEN ENGINE SEIZED AND SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN. FOUND PLUG MISSING FROM OIL SUMP.

## Other reports on N7826V (1)

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

- [Incident 19820519031239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820519031239I), May 19, 1982: Mooney M20E (N7826V), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. Engine lost power on takeoff, propeller hit runway after gear up. Found fouled plugs and bad ignition leak.

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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