# NTSB MKC79DCG53: Mooney M20C, N6668R, Ava, MO, July 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1979
- Place: Ava, MO · AVA, MO
- Location: 36.9562° N, 92.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ava, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9562&lon=-92.6660&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCG53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1614   79/7/3    AVA,MO              MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 2017
        TIME - 0940                    N6668R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AVA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AVA,MO                      FT WAYNE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT STATED PARALYZED LEG CONTACTED RUDDER PEDAL DURING TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6668R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6668R-2013-08-22), registration cancelled 2013-08-22, S/N 2864, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ava Muni

## 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 19790703014519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703014519A), Jul 3, 1979: Mooney M20C, Ava, MO, Substantial damage. Attempt. Takeoff with hand oper. Rudder control. Plt's paralyzed legs interfer. With rudder control. Ran off runway

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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