# Accident 19761031040349A: Mooney M20C, Andes, NY, October 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1976
- Place: Andes, NY
- Airport: Del Savio
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Location: 42.0387° N, 74.7760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Del Savio Airport, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0387&lon=-74.7760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7861V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7861V-2017-02-04) (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: 4,150 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761031040349A

## Narrative

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

DPTD FM UNLIT AIRSTRIP. HIT MTN AT 1750FT MSL.

## 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 NYC77FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA007), Oct 31, 1976: Mooney M20C (N7861V), Andes, NY, 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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