# Accident 19760102000119A: Mooney M20E, Alabaster, AL, January 2, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1976
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Airport: Shelby County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 33.1778° N, 86.7832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHELBY COUNTY (EET), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1778&lon=-86.7832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5502Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5502Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 541 total, 26 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKJ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760102000119A

## 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 MIA76FKJ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ41), Jan 2, 1976: Mooney M20E (N5502Q), Alabaster, AL, 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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