# NTSB NYC80FNC23: Mooney M20C, N28R, Keene, NH, May 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1980
- Place: Keene, NH · KEENE, NH
- Location: 42.9337° N, 72.2781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keene, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9337&lon=-72.2781&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNC23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0832  80/5/10    KEENE,NH            MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 495
        TIME - 0955                    N28R                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 356 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEENE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEENE,NH                    ELIOT,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUCTUATING
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           65                                                      280
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DRG TKOF,BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN.A/S,VSI BCM ERRATIC.TAIL WND GUSTING 40KTS DRG BASE TURN TO FINAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28R-1980-08-04), registration cancelled 1980-08-04, S/N 690021, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Keene

## 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 19800510013139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800510013139A), May 10, 1980: Mooney M20C, Keene, NH, Substantial damage. Baggage door cam open. Tried to return. Banked too steep in rough air. Slow speed. Stalled on base leg.

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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