# Incident 19790102000959I: Mooney M20C, Clay Center, KS, January 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Clay Center, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3812° N, 97.1274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clay Center, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3812&lon=-97.1274&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6843U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6843U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 175 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/19790102000959I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SNOW DRIFT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL.

## Other reports on N6843U (1)

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

- [Incident 19840801045789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840801045789I), Aug 1, 1984: Mooney M20 (N6843U), Grandfield, OK, Minor damage. While practing touch and go landings forgot to lower gear. Landed gear up.

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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