# Accident 19760707017919A: Mooney M20C, Albuquerque, NM, July 7, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1976
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Coronado
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.1960° N, 106.5756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Coronado Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1960&lon=-106.5756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6466U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6466U-2018-03-27) (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: 184 total, 66 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FQA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760707017919A

## Narrative

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

DOWNDRAFT ENCOUNTERED JUST OFF APPROACH END OF RWY. GR HIT 5 INCH RWY LIP.

## 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 DEN76FQA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA53), Jul 7, 1976: Mooney M20C (N6466U), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6466U (1)

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

- [Accident 20141114020639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141114020639A), Nov 14, 2014: Mooney M20C (N6466U), Pagosa Springs, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On November 14, 2014 about 1730 mountain standard time (MST), a Mooney M20C, N6466U, was destroyed when the airplane impacted terrain near stevens 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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