# Incident 19831019069699I: Mooney M20G, Port Mansfield, TX, October 19, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1983, 21:15 local time
- Place: Port Mansfield, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5694° N, 97.4423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Mansfield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5694&lon=-97.4423&mi=10
- Aircraft: N893MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N893MA-2008-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (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 M20G
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831019069699I

## Narrative

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

LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. ON LANDING FOUND A PISTON HAD KNOCKED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE CASE.

## Other reports on N893MA (1)

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

- [Incident 19821209069039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821209069039I), Dec 9, 1982: Mooney M20G (N893MA), Victoria, TX. Left fuel tank sump did not seat properly on preflight. Leaked excessively during flight. Ran out of fuel.

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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