# Accident 19740704021039A: Mooney M20E, Vidalia, GA, July 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1974
- Place: Vidalia, GA
- Airport: Vidalia Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 32.1927° N, 82.3712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VIDALIA RGNL (VDI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1927&lon=-82.3712&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5920Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5920Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 6 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740704021039A

## Narrative

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

BFR LDG CK INTERRUPTED MORE THAN USUAL DUE NUMEROUS SMALL CLDS.GND ROLL ABT 200FT.

## 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 MIA75FKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG02), Jul 4, 1974: Mooney M20C (N5920Q), Vidalia, GA, substantial damage

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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