# NTSB CHI80FER54: Mooney M20, N5228B, Blaine, MN, July 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1980
- Place: Blaine, MN · BLAINE, MN
- Location: 45.1608° N, 93.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1608&lon=-93.2349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FER54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1082   80/7/9    BLAINE,MN           MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 461
        TIME - 0930                    N5228B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANOKA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAINE,MN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PIC STARTED ENG BY HAND PROPPING.PAX NOT BRIEFED ON THROTTLE OPN.ACFT BCM AIRBORNE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5228B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5228B-2012-08-14), registration cancelled 2012-08-14, S/N 1091, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anoka County

## 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 19800709024969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800709024969A), Jul 9, 1980: Mooney M20, Blaine, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot hand-propped aircraft without qualified person at controls. Engine started and aircraft crashed.

## Other investigations on N5228B (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 UNK65X1218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1218), Jan 2, 1965: Mooney M20 (N5228B), Tucumcari, NM, substantial damage

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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