37.6391° N, 120.9969° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Modesto, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 17, 1981 · 15:08 local
Place
Modesto, CA
Airport
Modesto Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3708H
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total190 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot landed gear up following loss of electrical power. Alternator field suspected as shorted. Emerg gear not used
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED GEAR UP FOLLOWING LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. ALTERNATOR FIELD SUSPECTED AS SHORTED. EMERG GEAR NOT USED