# Accident 19760813027039A: Mooney M20E, Grafton, WI, August 13, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1976
- Place: Grafton, WI
- Airport: Grob
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 43.3240° N, 87.9454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grafton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3240&lon=-87.9454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5753Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5753Q-1977-07-12) (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: 810 total, 10 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEP42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760813027039A

## Narrative

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

ENG FAILED WHILE PLT MADE A TEARDROP PATTERN FOR LNDG AFTR GO-AROUND FM HIGH APCH.

## 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 CHI76FEP42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP42), Aug 13, 1976: Mooney M20E (N5753Q), Grafton, WI, 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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