# NTSB MKC79FCD16: Mooney M20E, N7115U, Cresco, IA, April 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1979
- Place: Cresco, IA · CRESCO, IA
- Location: 43.3717° N, 92.1163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cresco, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3717&lon=-92.1163&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0841  79/4/20    CRESCO,IA           MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 750
        TIME - 1015                    N7115U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUSKEGAN,MI                 PENDLETON,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7115U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7115U-2014-10-14), registration cancelled 2014-10-14, S/N 357, built 1964 (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 19790420009139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420009139A), Apr 20, 1979: Mooney M20E, Cresco, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot experienced smoke under instrument panel in flight. Landed in field. Saw fire at rudder pedals. Airplane burned

## Other investigations on N7115U (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 MIA78DKJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ19), Jan 8, 1978: Mooney M20E (N7115U), Gadsden, AL, 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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