# NTSB IAD80DLQ11: Mooney M20F, N6960V, Albany, KY, January 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1980
- Place: Albany, KY · ALBANY, KY
- Location: 36.6905° N, 85.1355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6905&lon=-85.1355&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80DLQ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DLQ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0210  80/1/26    ALBANY,KY           MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N6960V              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGCREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOPKINSVILLE,KY             RETURN                       ALBANY,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH C-150,N60554.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6960V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6960V-1990-07-26), registration cancelled 1990-07-26, S/N 221327 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Springcreek

## 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 19800126001409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800126001409A), Jan 26, 1980: Mooney M20F, Albany, KY, Substantial damage. Airplane began to skid on landing roll. Tried to go around. Lost control. Skidded into parked acft.

## Other investigations on N6960V (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 MKC89FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA179), Aug 13, 1989: Mooney M20F (N6960V), Mound City, KS, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS & HEAVY RAIN WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN.

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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