# Accident 19760628018359A: Mooney M20D, Melvin, IA, June 28, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1976
- Place: Melvin, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.2865° N, 95.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melvin, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2865&lon=-95.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6765N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6765N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (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 M20D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 13 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760628018359A

## Narrative

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

PLT WAS DOING S-TURNS AT 800 FT AGL. R FUEL TANK EMPTY.

## 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 MKC76FCD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD53), Jun 28, 1976: Mooney M20G (N6765N), Melvin, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6765N (1)

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

- [Accident 19740622015799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740622015799A), Jun 22, 1974: Mooney M20D (N6765N), Paullina, IA, Substantial damage. Plt rprtd pwr loss. Lndd in corn field.

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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