# Incident 19791226047029I: Mooney M20C, Yuba City, CA, December 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1979, 22:15 local time
- Place: Yuba City, CA
- Airport: Sutter Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1237° N, 121.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUTTER COUNTY (O52), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1237&lon=-121.6054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6263U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6263U-1997-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226047029I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N6263U (2)

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

- [Accident 19860615030689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860615030689A), Jun 15, 1986: Mooney M20C (N6263U), Paradise Valley, NV, Substantial damage. Spark plugs worn beyond limits resulted in rough running engine and pilot chose to make a precautionary landing.
- [Accident 19780319004519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319004519A), Mar 19, 1978: Mooney M20D (N6263U), Yuba City, CA, Substantial damage. Conversing with other acft in pattern.

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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