# Accident 19760703019279A: Mooney M20C, Benson, VT, July 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1976
- Place: Benson, VT
- Airport: Bulleson Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 43.7101° N, 73.3030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benson, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7101&lon=-73.3030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6479U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6479U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,943 total, 1,261 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNC54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703019279A

## Narrative

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

RWY COND NOT SUITABLE FOR ATMTD OPN.

## 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 NYC76FNC54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC54), Jul 3, 1976: Mooney M20C (N6479U), Benson, VT, substantial damage

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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