19761009031809A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Phoenix, AZ · October 9, 1976

Date
October 9, 1976
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2734W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX77FA002
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
632 total0 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Witnesses observed aircraft in a spin and pilot pulling out too late. Hit trees.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESSES OBSERVED AIRCRAFT IN A SPIN AND PILOT PULLING OUT TOO LATE. HIT TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.