# Accident 19800309005599A: Mnmite M18C, Saginaw, TX, March 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1980, 07:55 local time
- Place: Saginaw, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8657° N, 97.3657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8657&lon=-97.3657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4156, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4156-1992-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-18C (registry code 5870102, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 543 total, 146 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800309005599A

## Narrative

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

MADE SLOW FLIGHT PASS OVER RUNWAY. PULLED UP IN CLIMBING TURN. AIRCRAFT STALLED, ENTERED A SPIN, CRASHED.

## 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 FTW80FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA054), Mar 9, 1980: Mooney M-18C (N4156), Saginaw, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N4156 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791117045329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791117045329I), Nov 17, 1979: Mnmite M18C (N4156), Saginaw, TX, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear for 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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