# Accident 19751123036879A: Mooney M20C, Meraux, LA, November 23, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1975
- Place: Meraux, LA
- Airport: Meraux
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 29.9275° N, 89.9192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meraux, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9275&lon=-89.9192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9206M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9206M) (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: 895 total, 95 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751123036879A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW76DRD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD23), Nov 23, 1975: Mooney M20C (N9206M), Meraux, LA, 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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