# NTSB OAK69D0273: Mooney M20F, N9780M, Cutler, CA, April 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1969
- Place: Cutler, CA · CUTLER, CA
- Location: 36.5247° N, 119.2888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cutler, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5247&lon=-119.2888&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0273

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0967   69/4/8    CUTLER,CALIF        MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 905
        TIME - 1045                    N9780M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTA-DINUBA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9780M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9780M), registered now, S/N 680197, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (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: Alta-Dinuba

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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