# Incident 19800523053069I: Mooney M20C, Stevensville, MD, May 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1980, 10:45 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Airport: Castle Marina
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9744° N, 76.3185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevensville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9744&lon=-76.3185&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6561M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 500 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/19800523053069I

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK HIGH WEEDS ON TAKEOFF CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

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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