# Accident 19790424009519A: Mooney M20C, Mercury, NV, April 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1979, 23:30 local time
- Place: Mercury, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6605° N, 115.9945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mercury, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6605&lon=-115.9945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3394X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3394X-2012-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,005 total, 264 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790424009519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE FROM RUNWAY ON BASE LEG,STRUCK HILL.FACTORS,FATIGUE AND DARKNESS.

## 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 OAK79FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA026), Apr 24, 1979: Mooney M20E (N3394X), Mercury, NV, destroyed

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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