# Accident 19830919050149A: Mooney M20J, Erie, PA, September 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0442° N, 79.8539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Erie County Airport (3G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0442&lon=-79.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25XX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25XX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,387 total, 265 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830919050149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LIFTOFF. BELLY LANDED ON RUNWAY. WATER IN FUEL FROM SITTING OUT IN HEAVY RAINS.

## 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 NYC83LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA251), Sep 19, 1983: Mooney M20J (N25XX), Erie, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25XX (1)

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

- [Incident 19800820082739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820082739I), Aug 20, 1980: Mooney M20J (N25XX), Newark, OH, Minor damage. Pilot landed long and fast, porpoised, damaged prop and front wheel well doors.

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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