# Accident 19750403013359A: Mooney M20C, Winona, MN, April 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1975
- Place: Winona, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.0513° N, 91.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winona, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0513&lon=-91.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7109U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7109U) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,175 total, 528 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75DER63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750403013359A

## Narrative

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

PLT HAD TO SLIDE SEAT TO REAR IN ORDER TO REACH FUEL VALVE.ENG QUIT 10 MIN AFTR DEPT FM LACROSSE.

## 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 MKC75DER63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER63), Apr 3, 1975: Mooney M20C (N7109U), Winona, MN, 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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