# Accident 19781101041809A: Mooney M20D, Capay,Ca, CA, November 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1978
- Place: Capay,Ca, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft: N201WQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201WQ-1979-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781101041809A

## Narrative

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

VECTORED WITHIN 1MI OF ARPT,STATED IN SIGHT.FOUND 23MI NORTH.

## 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 OAK79FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA009), Nov 1, 1978: Mooney M20J (N201WQ), Capay, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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