# Accident 19820428016209A: Mooney M20J, Madison, CT, April 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1982, 18:08 local time
- Place: Madison, CT
- Airport: Griswald
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2795° N, 72.5984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2795&lon=-72.5984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1147W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,282 total, 667 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820428016209A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IN SWAMP OFF END OR RUNWAY. FOUND WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 NYC82DA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA081), Apr 28, 1982: Mooney M20J (N1147W), Madison, CT, substantial damage

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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