# Accident 19940823022779A: Mooney M20B, Marion, OH, August 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1994, 15:45 local time
- Place: Marion, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5800° N, 83.1191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5800&lon=-83.1191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N778R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778R-2013-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (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 M20B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 1 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940823022779A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON LOCAL FLIGHT. LANDED ON A ROAD. WING CAUGHT IN CORN. ROTATED INTO DITCH. THROTTLE CABLE DISCONNECTED.

## 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 BFO94LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA145), Aug 23, 1994: Mooney M-20B (N778R), Marion, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance which resulted in the throttle cable becoming disconnected from the carburetor.

## Other reports on N778R (1)

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

- [Incident 19840920055449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840920055449I), Sep 20, 1984: Mooney M20B (N778R), Marion, OH, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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