# Accident 19760811032719A: Mooney M20C, Portland, OR, August 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1976
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9116V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9116V-1976-12-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 437 total, 287 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76AS069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760811032719A

## Narrative

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

REQ FLT FOLWG THEN ACCPD ILS APPR.TWR COMMO FAILURE OCCRD DURG APPR, ACFT DESCENDED BELOW G/S.

## 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 SEA76AS069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS069), Aug 11, 1976: Mooney M20C (N9116V), Portland, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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