# Accident 19780813021719A: Mooney M20D, Fresno, CA, August 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1978
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Term
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7193U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7193U-1991-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 519 total, 41 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVA73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813021719A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAND PROPPED WHILE PASSENGER MONITORED CONTROLS.ACFT N7367VSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 OAK78DVA73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA73), Aug 13, 1978: Mooney M20E (N7193U), Fresno, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7193U (1)

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

- [Incident 19780318008939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780318008939I), Mar 18, 1978: Mooney M20E (N7193U), Burbank, CA, Minor damage. Gear not fully extended, collapsed after touchdown. No mechanical problems found.

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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