# Accident 19730102000269A: Mooney M20F, Sheridan, WY, January 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1973
- Place: Sheridan, WY
- Airport: Sheridan County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 44.7692° N, 106.9803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHERIDAN COUNTY (SHR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7692&lon=-106.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9777M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9777M-1984-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,841 total, 840 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73DTC16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTC16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730102000269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RADIO RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER FOUND ON FREQS OTHER THAN SHERIDAN.FSS WARNING RE GR UP UNHEARD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN73DTC16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTC16), Jan 2, 1973: Mooney M20F (N9777M), Sheridan, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9777M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19811124075119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811124075119A), Nov 24, 1981: Mooney M20F (N9777M), Laveta, CO, Destroyed. Encountered severe prolonged downdraft. Declared emergency prior to crashing into trees on mountainside.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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