# Accident 19750923034149A: Mooney M20E, Broomfield, CO, September 23, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1975
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jefferson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6973U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6973U-1976-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FTE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750923034149A

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED WITH MAKESHIFT CONTROL LOCK,PLIERS,INSERTED IN AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM.

## 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 DEN76FTE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE28), Sep 23, 1975: Mooney M20E (N6973U), Broomfield, CO, 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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