# Incident 19800630056529I: Mooney M20K, Dallas Ft Worth, TX, June 30, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1980, 22:00 local time
- Place: Dallas Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NHKA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231HV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231HV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 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/19800630056529I

## Narrative

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

BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED AND SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N231HV (1)

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

- [Incident 20230722013099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230722013099I), Jul 22, 2023: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N231HV), Fletcher, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft was on final approach. Pilot attempted to adjust throttle with no response. Airspeed was noted at approximately 210 knots. Once over the threshold,…

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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