# Accident 19760527026899A: Mooney M20E, Iola, KS, May 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1976
- Place: Iola, KS
- Airport: Iola
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.9259° N, 95.3985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iola, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9259&lon=-95.3985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5837Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCQ53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760527026899A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC76FCQ53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ53), May 27, 1976: Mooney M20E (N5837Q), Iola, KS, 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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