# Incident 20040717017269I: Mooney M20J, Bridgeport, CT, July 17, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2004, 13:15 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CT
- Airport: Igor I Sikorsky Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1635° N, 73.1262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1635&lon=-73.1262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97983, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97983) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 67 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040717017269I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 24 AT SIKORSKY MEMORIAL AIRPORT REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF 300 FEET BEFORE ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY. PILOT MADE GEAR UP LANDING ON REMAINDER OF RUNWAY 24.

## Other reports on N97983 (2)

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

- [Incident 19990926027459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990926027459I), Sep 26, 1999: Mooney M20J (N97983), Plymouth, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported to cape TRACON that the autopilot was stuck. Pilot declared an emergency and requested to land at the nearest airport. Aircraft made a…
- [Incident 19831231073539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831231073539I), Dec 31, 1983: Mooney M20J (N97983), Stroudsburg, PA, Minor damage. Landed at wrong airport then lost control on an attempted takeoff on icy surface. Aborted takeoff by raising gear.

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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