# Incident 19801116079909I: Mooney M20K, North Canton, OH, November 16, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1980, 17:45 local time
- Place: North Canton, OH
- Airport: Akron-Canton Regi
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8742° N, 81.3972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Canton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8742&lon=-81.3972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231GV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231GV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801116079909I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL TWO DEER OBSERVED CROSSING IN FRONT. PILOT CONTINUED. HIT ONE OF THEM, THEN STOPPED.

## Other reports on N231GV (2)

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

- [Incident 20010112004989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010112004989I), Jan 12, 2001: Mooney M20K (N231GV), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he was sort of distracted by the flickering of the high/low voltage light. He was not aware that the landing gear motor circuit breaker…
- [Incident 19990626041519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990626041519I), Jun 26, 1999: Mooney M20K (N231GV), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. (-23) After landing the pilot received progessive taxi instruction to his choice of FBO from the FAA tower. He made the right turn to taxiway s at the S-3…

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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