# Accident 19750723026959A: Mooney M20C, Dalles, OR, July 23, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1975
- Place: Dalles, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N9753M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9753M-1980-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 157 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DYC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYC08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750723026959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

75 MPH T/D ON 1200FT UNIMPROVED STRIP.COLLIDED WITH ROCKY EMBANKMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA76DYC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYC08), Jul 23, 1975: Mooney M20C (N9753M), Dalles, OR, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N9753M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790901030269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901030269A), Sep 1, 1979: Mooney M20C (N9753M), Newburg, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR acft flew into area of fog & heavy rain. Collided with cloud-covered mountain. VOR located on mountain top.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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