19760124001979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Fontana, CA · January 24, 1976

Date
January 24, 1976 · 00:00 local
Place
Fontana, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6776U
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX76FUG30
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total1,395 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Prop hub failed in blade socket retention threads. Hit raised concrete platforms.

As the FAA filed it

PROP HUB FAILED IN BLADE SOCKET RETENTION THREADS. HIT RAISED CONCRETE PLATFORMS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.