# Accident 19760703019259A: Mooney M20E, Hopkinton, NY, July 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1976
- Place: Hopkinton, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 44.6903° N, 74.7032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopkinton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6903&lon=-74.7032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7185U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7185U-1981-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,487 total, 5 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DFA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFA45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703019259A

## Narrative

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

PLT FAILED TO CHANGE FUEL SELECTOR TO FULL TANK.

## 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 NYC76DFA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFA45), Jul 3, 1976: Mooney M20E (N7185U), Hopkinton, NY, destroyed

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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