# Accident 19760623022779A: Mooney M20, Cody, WY, June 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1976
- Place: Cody, WY
- Airport: Cody Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 44.5207° N, 109.0547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cody, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5207&lon=-109.0547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5253B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5253B-1976-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20 (registry code 5870202, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76AD054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760623022779A

## Narrative

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

BEACON ON BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE DRAGGED ON RUNWAY,TAKEOFF CONT.POSSIBLE PROP TIP DAMAGE.D/A 6000 FT.

## 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 DEN76AD054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD054), Jun 23, 1976: Mooney M20 (N5253B), Cody, WY, destroyed, 2 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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