# Incident 19971220044099I: Mooney M20J, Seaside Park, NJ, December 20, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1997, 15:30 local time
- Place: Seaside Park, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9264° N, 74.0787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seaside Park, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9264&lon=-74.0787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4561H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 506 total, 137 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971220044099I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT SAID TWENTY MINUTES INTO FLIGHT FROM CAPE MAY TO (HPN) WHITE PLAINS, NY HE EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS PROBLEMS CONSISTENT WITH FUEL STARVATION. A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WAS EXECUTED ON THE BATHING BEACH IN SEASIDE PARK, NJ. THIS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

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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