# Accident 19790512009789A: Mooney M20, Seldovia, AK, May 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Seldovia, AK
- Airport: Seldovia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4395° N, 151.7104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seldovia, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4395&lon=-151.7104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6758V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6758V-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,323 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790512009789A

## Narrative

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

CAME IN TOO FAST ,WAITED TO LATE TO GO AROUND,STRUCK TREES ON CLIMB OUT.

## 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 ANC79DAG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG49), May 12, 1979: Mooney M20C (N6758V), Seldovia, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6758V (1)

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

- [Accident 19760705018459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760705018459A), Jul 5, 1976: Mooney M20C (N6758V), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Landing gear transmission gear retract coupling failed.

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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