# Incident 19800629056859I: Mooney M20, Bellingham, WA, June 29, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1980, 21:00 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7534° N, 122.4702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellingham, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7534&lon=-122.4702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3875H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3875H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 10 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/19800629056859I

## Narrative

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

GEAR ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED AT TOUCHDOWN. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## Other reports on N3875H (1)

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

- [Accident 19881104049499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881104049499A), Nov 4, 1988: Mooney M20J (N3875H), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Loss of power and vibration on takeoff. Returned and landed gear up. Cylinder NR4 inoperative. Engine beyond tbo.

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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