# Accident 19750601020199A: Mooney M20, Garrison Lake, DE, June 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1975
- Place: Garrison Lake, DE
- Airport: Ewing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 39.2590° N, 75.5894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Village of Garrison Lake, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2590&lon=-75.5894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5254B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5254B-1975-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20 (registry code 5870202, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD7KFHD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD7KFHD49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750601020199A

## Narrative

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

3FT HI GRASS AND WEEDS CVRD RWY.PLT ATMTD TO BECOME AIRBORNE.NO MARKS TO INDICATE RWY CLOSED.

## 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 IAD7KFHD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD7KFHD49), Jun 1, 1975: Mooney M20 (N5254B), Garrison Lake, DE, 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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