# Incident 19800224029739I: Mooney M20C, Sheldon, IA, February 24, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1980, 17:55 local time
- Place: Sheldon, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1796° N, 95.8433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheldon, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1796&lon=-95.8433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6717N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6717N) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 856 total, 366 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/19800224029739I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATING WEATHER. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY.

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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