# Incident 19890714041389I: Mooney M20A, Jackson, MI, July 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1989, 21:15 local time
- Place: Jackson, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2434° N, 84.4049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2434&lon=-84.4049&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8378E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8378E-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (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 M20A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 27 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890714041389I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD. LANDED IN FIELD. CONNECTING ROD BOLT ON NR2 CYLINDER BROKE. ENGINE SEIZED.

## Other reports on N8378E (1)

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

- [Accident 19950811023249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950811023249A), Aug 11, 1995: Mooney M20A (N8378E), Rock Springs, WY, Substantial damage. Taking off on approved taxiway due closed runways. Hit crown at taxiway intersection. Bounced came down. Hit sign.

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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