# NTSB OAK78DVG02: Mooney M-20B, N123L, Georgetown, CA, October 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1977
- Place: Georgetown, CA · GEORGETOWN, CA
- Location: 38.9114° N, 120.8346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9114&lon=-120.8346&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145397
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3195  77/10/21   GEORGETOWN,CA       MOONEY M-20B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 11089
        TIME - 1105                    N123L               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1302 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIVERMORE,CA                GEORGETOWN,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
        REMARKS- RADIO ACTIVATED RWY LITES WOULD NOT REMAIN ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N123L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123L), registered now, S/N 1808, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Georgetown

## 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 19771021032719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771021032719A), Oct 21, 1977: Mooney M20B, Georgetown, CA, Substantial damage. Radio activated rwy lites would not remain on.

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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