# Incident 19800103010199I: Mooney M20C, Rotan, TX, January 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Rotan, TX
- Airport: Fisher Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8243° N, 100.4128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FISHER COUNTY (56F), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8243&lon=-100.4128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6881V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6881V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 133 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/19800103010199I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ABORTED TAKEOFF. TOUCHED DOWN IN A CRAB. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N6881V (1)

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

- [Incident 19910424024229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910424024229I), Apr 24, 1991: Mooney M20C (N6881V), Beaumont Port A, TX, Minor damage. Lost electrical power after takeoff. Extended gear and returned. Gear collapsed on landing. Had low battery.

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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