# Accident 19800709024969A: Mooney M20, Blaine, MN, July 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Blaine, MN
- Airport: Anoka Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1608° N, 93.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1608&lon=-93.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5228B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5228B-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20 (registry code 5870202, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 461 total, 30 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FER54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800709024969A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAND-PROPPED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT QUALIFIED PERSON AT CONTROLS. ENGINE STARTED AND AIRCRAFT 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 CHI80FER54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER54), Jul 9, 1980: Mooney M20 (N5228B), Blaine, MN, substantial 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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