# Accident 19750220004779A: Mooney M20C, Grant Park, IL, February 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1975
- Place: Grant Park, IL
- Airport: Mussman Rla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.2427° N, 87.6358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grant Park, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2427&lon=-87.6358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7161U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7161U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 718 total, 75 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75DEE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750220004779A

## Narrative

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

HIT TOP WIRE ON 4FT FENCE.

## 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 CHI75DEE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE50), Feb 20, 1975: Mooney M20C (N7161U), Grant Park, IL, 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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