# NTSB MIA78FA046: Mooney M20F, N9255V, Ft.Lauderdale, FL (Atlantic Ocean), February 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1978
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL (Atlantic Ocean) · FT.LAUDERDALE,FL, AO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143327
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0530  78/2/22  NR.FT.LAUDERDALE,FL   MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 8400
        TIME - 1025                    N9255V              PX-  1  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANDROS,BAHAMAS          FT LAUDERDALE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT SANK APPROX 15 MILES EAST OF FT.LAUDERDALE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9255V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9255V-2009-09-15), registration cancelled 2009-09-15, S/N 690070, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780222008229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780222008229A), Feb 22, 1978: Mooney M20F, Ft.Lauderdale, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft sank approx 15 miles east of ft. lauderdale.

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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