# NTSB MKC80FA055: Mooney M20J, N3923H, Summit, SD, September 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1980
- Place: Summit, SD · SUMMIT, SD
- Location: 45.3056° N, 97.0391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summit, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3056&lon=-97.0391&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FA055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2121   80/9/9    SUMMIT,SD           MOONEY M20J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1820                    N3923H              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 27, 1165 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            198 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERTOWN,SD                SISSETON,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W PWR LN 31 FT ABV HIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3923H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3923H-1983-04-14), registration cancelled 1983-04-14, S/N 240899, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Registry model: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800909041209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800909041209A), Sep 9, 1980: Mooney M20J, Summit, SD, No damage, 1 fatal

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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