# Accident 19930903033149A: Mooney M20J, Mitchellville, MD, September 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1993, 12:40 local time
- Place: Mitchellville, MD
- Airport: Freeway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9507° N, 76.7309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9507&lon=-76.7309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7666P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7666P-1995-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930903033149A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. IMPACTED WOODED AREA. TEST FLIGHT FOR PRIOR POWER LOSSES. RUST DEBRIS FUEL SERVO SCREENS.

## 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 BFO93FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA153), Sep 3, 1993: Mooney M20J (N7666P), Mitchellville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: CORROSION IN THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. RELATED FACTORS WERE: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE, AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

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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