# Accident 19950108001309A: Mooney M20J, St Petersburg, FL, January 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1995, 16:53 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205MD-2022-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 669 total, 574 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950108001309A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. DITCHED IN TAMPA BAY. NOTED. OIL STICK CROSS THREAD PRIOR FLIGHT. LOST OIL. ENGINE SIEZED.

## 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 MIA95LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA056), Jan 8, 1995: Mooney 20J (N205MD), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 3 connecting rod bolt due to oil starvation for undetermined reasons. This resulted in a total loss of engine power, forced landing, and subsequent ditching.

## Other reports on N205MD (1)

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

- [Incident 19891104044269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891104044269I), Nov 4, 1989: Mooney M20J (N205MD), Fort Meade, MD, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower gear on a night touch and go landing. 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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