# Incident 19780416010789I: Mooney M20, North Canton, OH, April 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1978, 17:15 local time
- Place: North Canton, OH
- Airport: Arkon Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8742° N, 81.3972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Canton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8742&lon=-81.3972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6449Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6449Q-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780416010789I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BEGAN UNCONTROLLABLE TURN WHEN NOSEWHEEL WAS LOWERED TO RUNWAY ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N6449Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19791007027459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791007027459A), Oct 7, 1979: Mooney M20F (N6449Q), Magnolia, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot hit trees attempting takeoff.

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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