# NTSB MIA79FKG66: Mooney M20D, N6638U, Atlanta, GA, August 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1979
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3816  79/8/31    ATLANTA,GA          MOONEY M20D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1780
        TIME - 2121                    N6638U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB-PEACHTREE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOLEDO,OH                   ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD-LOST ENG DRG SPECIAL VFR APCH.CONTD OFF EMBANKMENT AT END OF WET RWY AFTER DWNWND LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6638U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree

## 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 19790831029859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831029859A), Aug 31, 1979: Mooney M20D, Chamblee, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine failed over apt. Landed long on downwind rwy. Ran off rwy into trees. No engine defects noted

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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