# Accident 19850210002719A: Mooney M20C, Portsmouth, OH, February 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1985, 13:25 local time
- Place: Portsmouth, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7490° N, 82.9502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7490&lon=-82.9502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2961L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,700 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850210002719A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND NOSE DOWN AFTER ENGINE FAILURE AT LOW ALTITUDE. CRANKSHAFT SEIZED, OIL SLINGER AND DOWEL PINS 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 CHI85FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA104), Feb 10, 1985: Mooney M20C (N2961L), Portsmouth, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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