- Date
- July 11, 1980
- Place
- Grass Valley, CA · GRASS VALLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5665QMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800711024669A
- Case key
- 129947
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1649 80/7/11 GRASS VALLEY,CA MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 306 TIME - 1030 N5665Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEVADA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUBURN,CA GRASS VALLEY,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- BRAKE SHOES WORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5665Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nevada County
N5665QRegistration cancelled Jun 23, 2017 · Mooney M20CAirframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.