# Accident 19851028076399A: Mooney M20C, Starke, FL, October 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: Starke, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9402° N, 82.1095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9402&lon=-82.1095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79386, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79386-2017-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,263 total, 2,018 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851028076399A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF ON WET RUNWAY. ENGINE SPUTTERED. REGAINED POWER. ABORTED TAKEOFF,DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY SIDE AND STRUCK TREES.

## 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 MIA86LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA021), Oct 28, 1985: Mooney M20C (N79386), Starke, FL, 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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