# NTSB CHI80FEI01: Mooney M20F, N6449Q, Magnolia, OH, October 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1979
- Place: Magnolia, OH · MAGNOLIA, OH
- Location: 40.6531° N, 81.2928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Magnolia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6531&lon=-81.2928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEI01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2275   79/10/7   MAGNOLIA,OH         MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 449
        TIME - 1500                    N6449Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAGNOLIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAGNOLIA,OH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6449Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6449Q-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 670528 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Magnolia

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791007027459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791007027459A), Oct 7, 1979: Mooney M20F, Magnolia, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot hit trees attempting takeoff.

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.

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