# NTSB CHI79FCA02: Mooney M20J, N201RY, Belleville, IL, December 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1978
- Place: Belleville, IL · BELLEVILLE, IL
- Location: 38.5157° N, 89.9910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belleville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5157&lon=-89.9910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FCA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FCA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3536  78/12/28 NR.BELLEVILLE,IL      MOONEY M20J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 3500
        TIME - 0920                    N201RY              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3450 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEORIA,ILL                  MEMPHIS,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HOLD DOWN WASHER LODGED BETWEEN ROTATING MAGNET AND STATIONARY SHOE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N201RY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201RY), registered now, S/N 24-0257, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Registry model: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19781228038829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228038829A), Dec 28, 1978: Mooney M20D, Belleville,Il, IL, Substantial damage. Hold down washer lodged between rotating magnet and stationary shoe.

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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