# NTSB DEN79FTM18: Mooney M20C, N2957L, Bullfrog, UT, May 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1979
- Place: Bullfrog, UT · BULLFROG, UT
- Location: 37.5233° N, 110.7159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullfrog, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5233&lon=-110.7159&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1517  79/5/25  NR.BULLFROG,UT        MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2200                    N2957L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  48, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT CERTIFICATE PREVIOUSLY REVOKED. NIGHT LANDING ON HIGHWAY W TRAFFIC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2957L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2957L), registered now, S/N 670091 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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