# Accident 19760201001409A: Mooney M20C, Merced, CA, February 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1976
- Place: Merced, CA
- Airport: Merced Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 37.3114° N, 120.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merced, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3114&lon=-120.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9397V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9397V-2018-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 567 total, 93 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760201001409A

## Narrative

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

LDG GR SAFETY SWTCH,P/N3203-00,SET AT 60MPH.SHLD BE 80MPH.GR SELECTOR SWITCH WORN,OUT OF DETENT.

## 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 OAK76DVA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA36), Feb 1, 1976: Mooney M20C (N9397V), Merced, CA, 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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