# NTSB OAK72DVG42: Mooney M-20A, N8361E, Middletown, CA, March 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1972
- Place: Middletown, CA · MIDDLETOWN, CA
- Location: 38.7519° N, 122.6221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7519&lon=-122.6221&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1259  72/3/18    MIDDLETOWN,CALIF    MOONEY M-20A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1140
        TIME - 1100                    N8361E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - 3B-RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOWER LAKE,CALIF            FREMONT,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- HIT TWO FENCES & A DITCH TAKING OFF NSE GR & R MN GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8361E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8361E-1979-04-12), registration cancelled 1979-04-12, S/N 1539, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: 3b-Ranch Strip

## Other investigations on N8361E (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X0819](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0819), Mar 6, 1964: Mooney M20A (N8361E), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage

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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