# NTSB MKC81FCA24: Mooney M20F, N7402V, Licking, MO, July 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1981
- Place: Licking, MO · LICKING, MO
- Location: 37.5005° N, 91.8611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Licking, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5005&lon=-91.8611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2244  81/7/30    LICKING,MO          MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 2021
        TIME - 0830                    N7402V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1373 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CARTHAGE,MO                 COLUMBUS,IN                  SIKESTON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKCASE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- OIL SPRAYED ON WNDSHLD FM CRACK IN ENG CRANKCASE.ADDNL DMG OCCURRED AFTER ANGLING INTO FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7402V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7402V), registered now, S/N 22-1195 (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: 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 19810730046429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810730046429A), Jul 30, 1981: Mooney M20F, Licking, MO, Substantial damage. Oil on windshield. Struck fence on emergency wheels up landing. Found cracked engine crankcase.

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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