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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Grass Valley, CA · July 11, 1980

Date
July 11, 1980 · 10:30 local
Place
Grass Valley, CA
Airport
Nevada Co
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5665Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DVG54
Reported as
Mooney M20C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
305 total69 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Brakes failed during landing foll. Pilot steered aircft off runway, but hit a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

BRAKES FAILED DURING LANDING FOLL. PILOT STEERED AIRCFT OFF RUNWAY, BUT HIT A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.