# Accident 19760123004049A: Mooney M20F, Lakota, ND, January 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1976
- Place: Lakota, ND
- Airport: Lakota Muncipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 48.0429° N, 98.3468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakota, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0429&lon=-98.3468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7746M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7746M-1976-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,415 total, 65 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76AK039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760123004049A

## Narrative

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

FSS ADZD VFR FLIGHT NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 MKC76AK039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK039), Jan 23, 1976: Mooney M20F (N7746M), Lakota, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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