# Accident 19760404009229A: Mooney M20A, Midville, GA, April 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1976
- Place: Midville, GA
- Airport: Midville Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Location: 32.8213° N, 82.2353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8213&lon=-82.2353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8122E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8122E-1977-07-18) (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: 361 total, 300 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760404009229A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CAME DWN FLAT IN A SMALL FIELD.

## 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 MIA76FKG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG52), Apr 4, 1976: Mooney M20A (N8122E), Midville, GA, 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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