# Accident 19940705017299A: Mooney M20C, Las Vegas, NV, July 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1994, 09:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6959U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6959U-2003-04-07) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,015 total, 240 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940705017299A

## Narrative

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

JUST OUT OF ANNUAL. SEEN TO PORPOISE ON TAKEOFF BUT NEVER LIFTED. RAN OFF END RUNWAY. TOWER ADVISED YOUR RISK.

## 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 LAX94LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA275), Jul 5, 1994: Mooney M20C (N6959U), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN THE PROPER TAKEOFF SPEED. FACTORS ARE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N6959U (2)

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

- [Incident 19850310011499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850310011499I), Mar 10, 1985: Mooney M20C (N6959U), North Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Engine lost power during touch and goes. Pilot had fuel in left tank but none in right, fuel selector on right tank
- [Incident 19840214015499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840214015499I), Feb 14, 1984: Mooney M20C (N6959U), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Lost power on climbout. Landed on taxiway with gear up. Found water in fuel.

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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