# Accident 19790722016119A: Mooney M20C, Yreka, CA, July 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1979, 08:30 local time
- Place: Yreka, CA
- Airport: Siskiyou County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7814° N, 122.4681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SISKIYOU COUNTY (SIY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7814&lon=-122.4681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2567W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2567W) (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: 790 total, 136 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790722016119A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE HARD LANDING. PROP HIT RUNWAY. GEAR COLLAPSED. INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD.

## 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 OAK79DVG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG64), Jul 22, 1979: Mooney M20C (N2567W), Montague, CA, 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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