# NTSB IAD75FIG15: Mooney M20E, N7743M, White Marsh, MD, March 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1975
- Place: White Marsh, MD · WHITE MARSH, MD
- Location: 39.3806° N, 76.4567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Marsh, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3806&lon=-76.4567&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FIG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0702  75/3/16    WHITE MARSH,MD      MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1500
        TIME - 1100                    N7743M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALTIMORE AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE MARSH,MD              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH ROCKS IN OVERRUN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7743M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7743M), registered now, S/N 21-0025, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (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
- Airport: Baltimore Airpark

## 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 19750316003819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750316003819A), Mar 16, 1975: Mooney M20E, White Marsh, MD, Substantial damage. Collided with rocks in overrun area.

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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