# Accident 19800729066979A: Mooney M20C, Mojave, CA, July 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Airport: Mojave
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6437U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,787 total, 1,330 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUQ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800729066979A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR AIRPORT. STALLED AIRPLANE TRYING TO REACH RUNWAY. IMPACTED 100 FEET SHORT.

## 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 LAX80FUQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUQ18), Jul 29, 1980: Mooney M20C (N6437U), Mojave, CA, 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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