# Accident 19790831029859A: Mooney M20D, Chamblee, GA, August 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1979, 21:21 local time
- Place: Chamblee, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6638U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,780 total, 91 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831029859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILED OVER APT. LANDED LONG ON DOWNWIND RWY. RAN OFF RWY INTO TREES. NO ENGINE DEFECTS NOTED

## 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 MIA79FKG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG66), Aug 31, 1979: Mooney M20D (N6638U), Atlanta, GA, 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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