# Accident 19790730026219A: Mooney M20K, Flagstaff, AZ, July 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,070 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUK05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790730026219A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM PASTURE. ACFT FAILED TO CLIMB. DRAGGED WING. DENSITY ALTITUDE AND ROUGH GROUND WERE FACTORS.

## 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 LAX79DUK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUK05), Jul 30, 1979: Mooney M20K (N231CT), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N231CT (3)

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

- [Incident 19881023047719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881023047719I), Oct 23, 1988: Mooney M20K (N231CT), Clear Lake, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing. Veered into runup area where left gear collapsed and aircraft slid to a stop.
- [Incident 19800824064129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824064129I), Aug 24, 1980: Mooney M20K (N231CT), Danbury, CT, Minor damage. Landed long and hit a fence while turning off the runway.
- [Incident 19790715020929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715020929I), Jul 15, 1979: Mooney M20K (N231CT), Flagstaff, AZ, Minor damage. Engine failed after connecting rod PN626119 broke.

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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