# Incident 19850613034879I: Mooney M20J, Towner, ND, June 13, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1985, 13:20 local time
- Place: Towner, ND
- Airport: Towner
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3595° N, 100.3955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TOWNER MUNI (D61), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3595&lon=-100.3955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201YF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201YF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 503 total, 503 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850613034879I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, NOSE DROPPED. AIRCRAFT STOPPED ABRUPTLY WITH DAMAGE. NOSE GEAR TRUSS ASSEMBLY FAILED.

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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