# Accident 19751227040179A: Mnmite M18C, Falmouth, MA, December 27, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1975
- Place: Falmouth, MA
- Airport: Otis Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 41.5512° N, 70.6087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falmouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5512&lon=-70.6087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4094, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4094) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-18C (registry code 5870102, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 17 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DNA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751227040179A

## Narrative

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

TKOF FM MUDDY RWY AT FALMOUTH ARPT,MUD FROZE PREVENTING LDG GR EXTENSION,ACFT DIVERTED TO OTIS.

## 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 NYC76DNA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNA23), Dec 27, 1975: Mooney M-18C (N4094), Falmouth, MA, 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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