# Accident 19780319004519A: Mooney M20D, Yuba City, CA, March 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1978
- Place: Yuba City, CA
- Airport: Sutter County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.1237° N, 121.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUTTER COUNTY (O52), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1237&lon=-121.6054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6263U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6263U-1997-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319004519A

## Narrative

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

CONVERSING WITH OTHER ACFT IN PATTERN.

## 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 OAK78DVG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG23), Mar 19, 1978: Mooney M20C (N6263U), Yuba City, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6263U (2)

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

- [Accident 19860615030689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860615030689A), Jun 15, 1986: Mooney M20C (N6263U), Paradise Valley, NV, Substantial damage. Spark plugs worn beyond limits resulted in rough running engine and pilot chose to make a precautionary landing.
- [Incident 19791226047029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226047029I), Dec 26, 1979: Mooney M20C (N6263U), Yuba City, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear before landing.

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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