# NTSB IAD78FA089: Mooney M20J, N201FH, Bakersville, NC, August 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1978
- Place: Bakersville, NC · BAKERSVILLE, NC
- Location: 36.0154° N, 82.1582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0154&lon=-82.1582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2176   78/8/8    BAKERSVILLE,NC      MOONEY M20J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 4500
        TIME - 1830                    N201FH              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENSACOLA,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES 350FT OVER RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N201FH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201FH-1978-08-08), registration cancelled 1978-08-08, S/N 240153 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Registry model: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780808026609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780808026609A), Aug 8, 1978: Mooney M20J, Bakersville,Nc, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Hit pwr lines 350FT over river.

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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