# Accident 19760331011471A: Mooney M20C, Blue Mound, IL, March 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1976
- Place: Blue Mound, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.7006° N, 89.1185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Mound, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7006&lon=-89.1185&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78979, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78979-1976-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,892 total, 34 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76AC056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760331011471A

## Narrative

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

BOTH STABILIZERS SEPARATED APRX 4 IN OUTBOARD AT FRONT SPAR.ACFT DSCNDING FM PSN ABV PIPER ACFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N55919, Piper PA28R200: [Accident 19760331011472A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760331011472A)

## 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 CHI76AC056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC056), Mar 31, 1976: Mooney M20C (N78979), Blue Mound, 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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