# NTSB MIA75DLD61: Mooney M20E, N9299M, Sumterville, FL, March 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1975
- Place: Sumterville, FL · SUMTERVILLE, FL
- Location: 28.7450° N, 82.0634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sumterville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7450&lon=-82.0634&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 2015
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DLD61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1639  75/3/16    SUMTERVILLE,FL      MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 346
        TIME - 1900                    N9299M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRANDON,FL                  KEYSTONE HEIGHT,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL INJECTION INLET SCREEN WAS CONTAMINATED WITH SEDIMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9299M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9299M-2018-03-08), registration cancelled 2018-03-08, S/N 1232, built 1966 (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

## 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 19750316010389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750316010389A), Mar 16, 1975: Mooney M20E, Sumterville, FL, Substantial damage. Fuel injection inlet screen was contaminated with sediment.

## Other investigations on N9299M (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA74DLA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA48), Jun 29, 1974: Mooney M20E (N9299M), Keystone Hts, FL, substantial damage

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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