# Accident 19790703014519A: Mooney M20C, Ava, MO, July 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1979, 09:40 local time
- Place: Ava, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9562° N, 92.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ava, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9562&lon=-92.6660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6668R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6668R-2013-08-22) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,017 total, 43 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703014519A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPT. TAKEOFF WITH HAND OPER. RUDDER CONTROL. PLT'S PARALYZED LEGS INTERFER. WITH RUDDER CONTROL. RAN OFF 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 MKC79DCG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG53), Jul 3, 1979: Mooney M20C (N6668R), Ava, MO, 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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