# Accident 19761009031809A: Mooney M20C, Phoenix, AZ, October 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1976
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2734W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2734W-1976-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 632 total, 0 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761009031809A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX77FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA002), Oct 9, 1976: Mooney M20C (N2734W), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed, 2 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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