# NTSB OAK78DVG23: Mooney M20C, N6263U, Yuba City, CA, March 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1978
- Place: Yuba City, CA · YUBA CITY, CA
- Location: 39.1298° N, 121.6415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuba City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1298&lon=-121.6415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0460  78/3/19    YUBA CITY,CA        MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 1900
        TIME - 1830                    N6263U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUTTER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE RIVER,CA             YUBA CITY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- CONVERSING WITH OTHER ACFT IN PATTERN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6263U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6263U-1997-12-06), registration cancelled 1997-12-06, S/N 2102 (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: Sutter County

## 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 19780319004519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319004519A), Mar 19, 1978: Mooney M20D, Yuba City, CA, Substantial damage. Conversing with other acft in pattern.

## Other investigations on N6263U (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 SEA86LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA148), Jun 15, 1986: Mooney M20-C (N6263U), Paradise Valley, NV, 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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