# Accident 19760531013729A: Mooney M20F, Petaluma, CA, May 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1976
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma Skyranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.2420° N, 122.6286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petaluma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2420&lon=-122.6286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9205V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9205V) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 303 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531013729A

## Narrative

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

R WG HIT RWY,ACFT CARTWHEELED.

## 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 OAK76DVD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD37), May 31, 1976: Mooney M20F (N9205V), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9205V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830219017039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830219017039I), Feb 19, 1983: Mooney M20F (N9205V), Tonopah, NV, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on the takeoff roll. Gear switch was in the up position. Failed to check gear locked down.

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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