# Accident 19790313004639A: Mooney M20C, Senoia, GA, March 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Senoia, GA
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3077° N, 84.5548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Senoia, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3077&lon=-84.5548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1956Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1956Y-2020-04-01) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 42 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790313004639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING IN A 15 KNOT CROSSWIND.

## 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 MIA79FKG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG24), Mar 13, 1979: Mooney M20C (N1956Y), Peachtree City, GA, substantial damage

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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