# Accident 19760110000189A: Mooney M20F, Naples, FL, January 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1976
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Remuda Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1505&lon=-81.7953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4024N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4024N-1995-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 639 total, 408 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKT45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760110000189A

## Narrative

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

CONNECTOR BAR THAT CONNECTS NOSE WHL STEERING TO RUDDER PEDALS FAILED.

## 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 MIA76DKT45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT45), Jan 10, 1976: Mooney M20F (N4024N), Naples, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4024N (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950114000459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950114000459A), Jan 14, 1995: Mooney M20F (N4024N), Miami, OK, Substantial damage. Newly purchased departing to ferry home. Pass side seat belt prevented gear bar lock. Trying to clear lost control.
- [Incident 19780104001229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780104001229I), Jan 4, 1978: Mooney M20F (N4024N), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Landing gear retracted on takeoff. Gear horn was inoperative, no gear malfunctions found.

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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