# Accident 19791128035819A: Mooney M20C, Grass Valley, OR, November 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1979, 15:40 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3591° N, 120.7842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grass Valley, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3591&lon=-120.7842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9070V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9070V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 166 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791128035819A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT PROCEEDED INTO AREA OF UNFORECAST FOG. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTING TO KEEP GROUND CONTACT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9070V (1)

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

- [Incident 19811014077759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811014077759I), Oct 14, 1981: Mooney M20F (N9070V), North Canton, OH, Minor damage. Pilot practicing touch and go landings and forgot to lower gear on fourth landing.

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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