# Accident 19760110007019A: Mooney M20E, Farwell, TX, January 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1976
- Place: Farwell, TX
- Airport: No Name
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.3856° N, 103.0373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farwell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3856&lon=-103.0373&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2561W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2561W) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 240 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FQG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760110007019A

## Narrative

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

ENORMOUS RATS NEST ARND MANUAL LDG GR ACTUATOR ASSY. L BELL CRANK FAILED AT WELDED ATTACH PT.

## 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 FTW76FQG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG44), Jan 10, 1976: Mooney M20E (N2561W), Farwell, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2561W (2)

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

- [Incident 20200221006939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200221006939I), Feb 21, 2020: Mooney M20E (N2561W), Tracy, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft was landing on runway 30, gear was not extended. Aircraft skidded to stop in middle of runway. Pilots evacuated aircraft. No injuries to pilot…
- [Incident 20030320002769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030320002769I), Mar 20, 2003: Mooney M20E (N2561W), Everett, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed Paine field, runway 164 and was instructed to taxi onto runway 11 to the "east condos". The pilot's hangar is located in the "east…

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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