# Accident 19740321012979A: Mooney M20B, Punta Gorda, FL, March 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1974
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74774, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74774-1974-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 652 total, 152 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74AM082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740321012979A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA74AM082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM082), Mar 21, 1974: Mooney M20B (N74774), Punta Gorda, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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