# Accident 19801009058189A: Mooney M20A, Sandy, OR, October 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1980, 08:30 local time
- Place: Sandy, OR
- Airport: Rich'S
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3981° N, 122.2688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3981&lon=-122.2688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8168E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8168E-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 670 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801009058189A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND ON WET GRASS STRIP. RAN OFF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA81DYM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM05), Oct 9, 1980: Mooney M20A (N8168E), Sandy, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8168E (1)

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

- [Incident 19840924063599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840924063599I), Sep 24, 1984: Mooney M20A (N8168E), Franklin, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft porpoised several times on landing collapsing the landing gear.

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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