# NTSB LAX80DA138: Mooney M-20J, N201TU, Yuma, AZ, September 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1979
- Place: Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133843
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DA138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA138

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3992   79/9/1    YUMA,AZ             MOONEY M-20J        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 803
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N201TU              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YUMA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYWARD,CA                  YUMA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N201TU](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201TU-1981-12-21), registration cancelled 1981-12-21, S/N 24-0249, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20J
- Registry model: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yuma

## Other investigations on N201TU (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 OAK78DVA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA49), Jun 24, 1978: Mooney M20J (N201TU), Columbia, CA, 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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