# Accident 19801016058169A: Mooney M20C, Willcox, AZ, October 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1980, 07:00 local time
- Place: Willcox, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2518° N, 109.8357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willcox, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2518&lon=-109.8357&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9350V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9350V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 541 total, 146 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801016058169A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED IN FLIGHT.  DAMAGED NOSE SECTION. BLADE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DAMAGED AND REPAIRED.

## 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 LAX81FUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ04), Oct 16, 1980: Mooney M20C (N9350V), Willcox, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9350V (2)

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

- [Incident 20020112001439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020112001439I), Jan 12, 2002: Mooney M20C (N9350V), Cedar Key, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On January 12, 2002, at 1130 EDT, a Mooney M-20-C, N9350V, registered to richard c. farrell, ran off the departure end of runway 5 at George T. Lewis…
- [Incident 19831001065729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831001065729I), Oct 1, 1983: Mooney M20C (N9350V), Mackay, ID, Minor damage. Pilot stated he forgot to lower the landing gear for landing. Landed gear wp.

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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