# Accident 19850305026619A: Mooney M20J, Chattanooga, TN, March 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Chattanooga, TN
- Airport: Lovell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0352° N, 85.2036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOVELL FLD (CHA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0352&lon=-85.2036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4757H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4757H-2016-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,912 total, 620 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850305026619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TWO AUTOMOBILES WHEN PILOT PULLED ON PROP AND ENGINE STARTED.

## 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 ATL85FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA109), Mar 5, 1985: Mooney M20J (N4757H), Chattanooga, TN, 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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