# Accident 19760624018289A: Mooney M20C, Hobart, IN, June 24, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1976
- Place: Hobart, IN
- Airport: Hobart Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.5559° N, 87.2639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOBART SKY RANCH (3HO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5559&lon=-87.2639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2583W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2583W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 103 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB UNK76X0101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK76X0101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760624018289A

## 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 UNK76X0101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK76X0101), Jun 24, 1976: Mooney M20C (N2583W), Hobart, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2583W (2)

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

- [Incident 20100629035939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100629035939I), Jun 29, 2010: Mooney M20C (N2583W), Harrisonville, MO, Minor damage. The purpose of the flight was for the staff CFI to check out a new member pilot of the organization (pilots for christ - a non-profit charity). From 3,000' MSL…
- [Incident 19800823066229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823066229I), Aug 23, 1980: Mooney M20C (N2583W), Hobart, IN, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend landing gear.

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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