# Accident 19760201041069A: Mooney M20A, Vienna, IL, February 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1976
- Place: Vienna, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.4136° N, 88.8866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vienna, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4136&lon=-88.8866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1076B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1076B-1976-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76AC048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760201041069A

## Narrative

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

VERT STAB & RUD SEP INFLIGHT. WOOD ROTTED.

## 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 CHI76AC048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC048), Feb 1, 1976: Mooney M20A (N1076B), Vienna, IL, 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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