# NTSB DIA69D0072: Mooney M20C, N6770U, Baileys Xroads, VA, October 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1968
- Place: Baileys Xroads, VA · BAILEYS XROADS, VA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3249   68/10/2   BAILEYS XROADS,VA   MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 202
        TIME - 2225                    N6770U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON-VA.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON UNLIGHTED RNWY AT NIGHT. WENT OVER EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6770U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6770U-2013-05-01), registration cancelled 2013-05-01, S/N 2492, built 1963 (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
- Airport: Washington-Va.

## Other investigations on N6770U (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 MIA84LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA259), Sep 24, 1984: Mooney M20C (N6770U), Bimini, Bahamas, destroyed

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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