# Accident 19951230042789A: Mooney M20J, Eastover, SC, December 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1995, 10:25 local time
- Place: Eastover, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8694° N, 80.6910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8694&lon=-80.6910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3750H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3750H-1998-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,831 total, 355 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951230042789A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE AND POWER. STRUCK GUY WIRE LANDING ON ROAD. OIL PUMP HAD SIEZED. SERVICE BULLETIN NOT COMPLIED.

## 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 MIA96LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA052), Dec 30, 1995: Mooney M20 (N3750H), Eastover, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate overhaul procedures by maintenance personnel resulting in an oil pump failure and subsequent loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N3750H (1)

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

- [Incident 19830117006699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830117006699I), Jan 17, 1983: Mooney M20J (N3750H), Bethany, OK, Minor damage. Student following instructor through froze on the controls on landing. Landed nose wheel first.

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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