# Incident 20141220023119I: Mooney M20J, Gaston, SC, December 20, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2014, 14:00 local time
- Place: Gaston, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8184° N, 81.1004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaston, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8184&lon=-81.1004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4512H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4512H-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 550 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141220023119I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 20, 2014, THIS AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER FAILURE WHILE FLYING ALONGSIDE THE CONGAREE RIVER NEAR GASTON, SC, THE PILOT ELECTED TO DITCH THE AIRCRAFT IN THE RIVER. THE POWER FAILURE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

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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