# Accident 19801204074989A: Mooney M20C, Bunnell, FL, December 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1980, 07:20 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Flagler Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.4661° N, 81.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunnell, FL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4661&lon=-81.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3603H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3603H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,099 total, 320 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DLA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801204074989A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE, PITCHED UP ON POWER APPLICATION. LOW WING, STALLED, HIT RUNWAY. LANDED SIDEWAYS, FOLDED GEAR.

## 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 MIA81DLA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA06), Dec 4, 1980: Mooney M20C (N3603H), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3603H (1)

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

- [Incident 19800608054889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800608054889I), Jun 8, 1980: Mooney M20 (N3603H), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. During taxi, left aileron hit a construction barricade.

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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