# Accident 19790922027069A: Mooney M20C, Hilliard, FL, September 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: Hilliard, FL
- Airport: Hilliard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6866° N, 81.9212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilliard, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6866&lon=-81.9212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3613H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 72 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLA50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922027069A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF FROM SOD FIELD WITH STANDING WATER. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 MIA79DLA50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA50), Sep 22, 1979: Mooney M20C (N3613H), Hilliard, FL, 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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