# Accident 19760424008939A: Mooney M20F, New Shoreham, RI, April 24, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1976
- Place: New Shoreham, RI
- Airport: Block Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.1723° N, 71.5578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Shoreham, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1723&lon=-71.5578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3470N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3470N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 940 total, 940 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760424008939A

## Narrative

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

PLT RETRACTING LNDG GR,ACFT SETTLED BACK TO RWY PILOT-DID NOT MAINTAIN POS RATE OF CLB AFTR TKOF

## 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 NYC76FNA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA36), Apr 24, 1976: Mooney M20F (N3470N), New Shoreham, RI, 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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