# Accident 19870927072139A: Mooney M20E, Pocomoke City, MD, September 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1987, 09:25 local time
- Place: Pocomoke City, MD
- Airport: Fairs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0808° N, 77.1203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0808&lon=-77.1203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2613W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2613W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870927072139A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON SHORT WET GRASS STRIP. UNABLE STOP SKIDDED OFF END INTO A DITCH.

## 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 BFO87LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA069), Sep 27, 1987: Mooney M20E (N2613W), Pocomoke City, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2613W (2)

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

- [Incident 20141025018959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141025018959I), Oct 25, 2014: Mooney M20E (N2613W), Bismarck, ND, Minor damage. On October 25, 2014, at approximately 1250 CDT, a Mooney M20E [privacy data omitted] operated by [privacy data omitted] was involved in an incident upon…
- [Incident 19910615030009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910615030009I), Jun 15, 1991: Mooney M20E (N2613W), Millersburg, MN, Minor damage. Engine failed in flight. Forced landing. Right side rear cylinder separated from crankcase.

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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