# Accident 19790224003529A: Mooney M20F, Sacramento, CA, February 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1979, 15:15 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6939V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6939V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 122 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FVG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224003529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY.

## 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 OAK79FVG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVG17), Feb 24, 1979: Mooney M20F (N6939V), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6939V (2)

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

- [Incident 19980624026539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980624026539I), Jun 24, 1998: Mooney M20F (N6939V), Plainview, TX, Minor damage. 1.5 Hours into this IFR flight from denver(apa) to san antonio (sat) with a fuel stop in Plainview, Texas, (pvw) the aircraft began to loose electrical power…
- [Incident 19881226070889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881226070889I), Dec 26, 1988: Mooney M20F (N6939V), Wichita, KS. VFR pilot caught on top assisted by ATC to descent to VFR conditions. Landed safely. Military instrument rated.

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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