# NTSB SEA76DYC08: Mooney M20C, N9753M, Dalles, OR, July 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1975
- Place: Dalles, OR · DALLES, OR
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYC08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYC08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0019  75/7/23  NR.DALLES,OR          MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 274
        TIME - 0815                    N9753M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,OR                   DESCHUTES CANYON,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- 75 MPH T/D ON 1200FT UNIMPROVED STRIP.COLLIDED WITH ROCKY EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9753M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9753M-1980-10-10), registration cancelled 1980-10-10, S/N 670047 (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: Minor damage

## 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 19750723026959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750723026959A), Jul 23, 1975: Mooney M20C, Dalles, OR, Substantial damage. 75 Mph t/d on 1200FT unimproved strip. Collided with rocky embankment.

## Other investigations on N9753M (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 SEA79FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA054), Sep 1, 1979: Mooney M20C (N9753M), Newberg, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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