# NTSB CHI76FEE14: Mooney M20A, N8190E, Rockdale, IL, August 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1975
- Place: Rockdale, IL · ROCKDALE, IL
- Location: 41.5049° N, 88.1248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockdale, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5049&lon=-88.1248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEE14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2887  75/8/10    ROCKDALE,IL         MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 504
        TIME - 0810                    N8190E              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOLIET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELGIN,IL                    LAKE VILLAGE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARGO SHIFTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BATTERY & JUMPER CABLES USED TO START ENG.BATTERY ON FLOOR,SHIFTED AFT,TURNED FUEL SEL OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8190E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8190E-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 1461, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Joliet

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750810031459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750810031459A), Aug 10, 1975: Mooney M20D, Rockdale, IL, Substantial damage. Battery & jumper cables used to start eng. Battery on floor,shifted aft,turned fuel sel off.

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.

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