- Date
- November 6, 1984, 20:14 local (Nov 7, 1984, 01:14 UTC)
- Place
- Landover, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6890NMooney M20C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841106064429A
- Case key
- 35643
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Flt departed danbury, CT, on x-country flt to college park, MD. According to plt there was sufficient fuel on board, however plt extended flt to northern VA before returning to college park. Prior to reaching arpt a loss of power occurred and plt made gear up forced landing in residential area. Examination of acft disclosed no fuel in tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6890N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 680161
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard Vanvleet
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- DAN · Danbury, CT
- Destination
- CGS · College Park, MD
- Airport
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.