# NTSB SEA74DYC10: Mooney M20B, N74796, Hillsboro, OR, August 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1973
- Place: Hillsboro, OR · HILLSBORO, OR
- Location: 45.5253° N, 122.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5253&lon=-122.9364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYC10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3249  73/8/13    HILLSBORO,OREG      MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 225
        TIME - 1700                    N74796              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNSET AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALEM,OREG                  NORTH PLAINS,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- WIND 5-7KT.RWY ROUGH,3DEG DWN SLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74796](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74796), registered now, S/N 1796, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sunset Airpark

## 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 19730813029599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730813029599A), Aug 13, 1973: Mooney M20B, Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. Wind 5-7KT.rwy rough,3DEG dwn slope.

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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