# NTSB MIA68D0119: Mooney M20, N79839, Birmingham, AL, June 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1967
- Place: Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2371   67/6/8    BIRMINGHAM, ALA     MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 17500
        TIME - 1630                    N79839              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        REMARKS- PLT INADVERTENTLY LOWERED NOSE WHILE DISENTANGLING RT SEAT BELT FROM GEAR LEVER.PROP STRUCK RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79839](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79839), registered now, S/N 503, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Birmingham

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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