# Accident 19900329006489A: Mooney M20F, Murfreesboro, TN, March 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1990, 20:55 local time
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8500° N, 86.3904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8500&lon=-86.3904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7061V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7061V-1990-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900329006489A

## Narrative

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

LOST PART OF PROPELLER IN FLIGHT, LANDED ON FREEWAY AND WAS HIT BY A VAN.

## 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 ATL90LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA088), Mar 30, 1990: Mooney M20F (N7061V), Murfreesboro, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER BLADE WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.

## Other reports on N7061V (1)

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

- [Incident 19790824032419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824032419I), Aug 24, 1979: Mooney M20F (N7061V), Zanesville, OH, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear before landng.

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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